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/θiˈɒɡəni/ · noun
(chiefly in ancient religion) The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods..
Near-synonym: apotheosis
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.
Use theogony when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Theogony means (chiefly in ancient religion) The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods..
Common synonyms include theogenesis, apotheosis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonym: apotheosis
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