What does theogony mean?
Definitions for theogony
θiˈɒg ə nitheogony
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Princeton's WordNet
theogonynoun
the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods
Wiktionary
theogonynoun
The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Theogonynoun
The generation of the gods.
Etymology: theogonie, Fr. ϑεογονία.
Nathan Bailey.
Wikipedia
Theogony
The Theogony (Greek: Θεογονία, Theogonía, Attic Greek: [tʰeoɡoníaː], i.e. "the genealogy or birth of the gods") is a poem by Hesiod (8th–7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed c. 730–700 BC. It is written in the Epic dialect of Ancient Greek and contains 1022 lines.
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theogony
Theogony is a term derived from Greek mythology, referring to the genealogy or origin and descent of the gods. It is also the name of a poem by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod, which tells the story of the creation of the world and the lineage of the gods in detail.
Webster Dictionary
Theogonynoun
the generation or genealogy of the gods; that branch of heathen theology which deals with the origin and descent of the deities; also, a poem treating of such genealogies; as, the Theogony of Hesiod
Wikidata
Theogony
The Theogony is a poem by Hesiod describing the origins and genealogies of Greek polytheism, composed circa 700 BC. It is written in the Epic dialect of Homeric Greek.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Theogony
thē-og′ō-ni, n. the birth and genealogy of the gods, esp. as told in ancient poetry.—adj. Theogon′ic.—n. Theog′onist, a writer on theogony. [Gr. theogonia—theos, a god, gonē, genos, race—genein, to beget.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of theogony in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of theogony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- الثيوجونيArabic
- teogonieCzech
- teogoniDanish
- TheogonieGerman
- θεογονίαGreek
- teogonioEsperanto
- teogoníaSpanish
- تئوگونیPersian
- teogoniaFinnish
- théogonieFrench
- theogonyIrish
- theogonyHindi
- teogóniaHungarian
- teogoniIndonesian
- teogoniaItalian
- תיאוגוניהHebrew
- 神学Japanese
- ಧರ್ಮ� ಾಸ್ತ್ರKannada
- 신학Korean
- theogoniaLatin
- theogonieDutch
- teogoniNorwegian
- teogoniaPolish
- teogoniaPortuguese
- teogonieRomanian
- теогонияRussian
- teogoniSwedish
- இறையியல்Tamil
- దైవభక్తిTelugu
- เทพThai
- teogoniTurkish
- теогоніяUkrainian
- تھیوگونیUrdu
- theo nguồn gốcVietnamese
- 神譜Chinese
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