theogony

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεογονία (theogonía).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /θɪˈɒɡənɪ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /θɪˈɑːɡənɪ/

Noun

theogony (plural theogonies)

1. (chiefly in ancient religion) The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.
   • 1939, J. Philip Hyatt, “The Deity Bethel and the Old Testament”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, volume 59, number 1, page 86:

     This Phoenician history includes the cosmogony and theogony of the Phoenicians. In the theogony, Ourianos (Sky) has four children by his wife-sister Gē (Earth): Ēlos (interpreted as Kronos), Baitlos, Dagōn (Sitōn), and Atlas.

References

• “theogony”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.