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theogony

noun /θiˈɒɡəni/

  1. The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.

    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.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry theogony (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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