theogony

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• Theogony — (Greek: Θεογονία, theogonia = the birth of God(s)) is a poem by Hesiod describing the origins and genealogies of the gods of the ancient Greeks, composed circa 700 BC. The title of the work comes from the Greek words for god and seed… …   Wikipedia

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• theogony — 1> рел. теогония …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• theogony — (религия) теогония …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• theogony — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Greek theogonia, from the + gonia gony Date: 1612 an account of the origin and descent of the gods • theogonic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• theogony — theogonic /thee euh gon ik/, adj. theogonist, n. /thee og euh nee/, n., pl. theogonies. 1. the origin of the gods. 2. an account of this; a genealogical account of the gods. [1605 15; < Gk theogonía. See THEO , GONY] * * * …   Universalium

• theogony — n теогония; совокупность мифов о происхождении богов …   Англо-русский словарь по социологии

• theogony — Религия: теогония …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь



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