theogony

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theogony

  • /θiˈɒɡəni/ UK
  • /θiˈɑːɡəni/ US

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεογονία (theogonía). By surface analysis, theo- + -gony.

noun theogonies

  1. in ancient religion The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods. Near-synonym: apotheosis

    Similar: theogenesis, apotheosis

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noun origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods

Españolteogonía
Portuguêsteogonia
Françaisthéogonie
DeutschTheogonie
Italianoteogonia
Ελληνικάθεογονία theogonía
Românăteogonie
Русскийтеого́ния teogónija

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@misc{theogony_2026,
  title = {theogony},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/theogony},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}