theogony
/θiˈɒɡəni//θiˈɑːɡəni/
theogony noun: the origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.
Noun
theogony (plural theogonies)
- The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.
- Near-synonym: apotheosis
- 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.1939, J. Philip Hyatt, “The Deity Bethel and the Old Testament”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, volume 59, number 1, page 86
- Synonyms:
- theogenesis, apotheosis
theogony meaning in Tamil
theogony in Tamil
- கடவுள் தோற்றவியல், கடவுள் பரம்பரை வரலாறு
Synonyms of theogony
Forms of theogony
| plural | theogonies |
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Origin of theogony
Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεογονία (theogonía). By surface analysis, theo- + -gony.
Words formed from theogony
Questions about theogony
- What does theogony mean?
- Theogony means the origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.
- What is theogony in Tamil?
- Theogony in Tamil is கடவுள் தோற்றவியல், கடவுள் பரம்பரை வரலாறு. See Theogony meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is theogony?
- Theogony is a noun.
- How do you pronounce theogony?
- Theogony is pronounced /θiˈɒɡəni/ (UK).
- What is the plural of theogony?
- The plural of theogony is theogonies.
Words near theogony in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: theogony (page history and authors); theogony (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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