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English Dictionary: theogony by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
theogony
n
  1. the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Theogony \The*og"o*ny\, n. [L. theogonia, Gr. [?]; [?] a god +
      the root of [?] to be born. See {Theism}, and {Genus}.]
      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.
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