单词 | theogony |
释义 | theogonyn. The generation of the gods; esp. an account or theory, or the belief or study, of the genealogy or birth of the deities of pagan mythology. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > nature of god(s) > generation or genealogy theogony1612 theogonism1678 the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > nature of god(s) > generation or genealogy > account or theory of theogony1612 heroogony1809 1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion xi. Illustr. 183 I imagine many of their descents were iust as true as the Theogonie in Hesiod. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Theogonie, the beginning or generation of the gods. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. ii. 87 There were many Cosmogonies and Theogonies current amongst the Pagans. 1859 I. Taylor Logic in Theol. 253 Theogenies, and theories of the universe. 1867 F. M. Müller Chips from German Workshop I. iii. 72 In the Veda,..a theogony of which that of Hesiod is but the last chapter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1612 |
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