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Webster 1913 Edition

Theogony

The-og′o-ny

,
Noun.
[L.
theogonia
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] a god + the root of [GREEK] 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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Theogony

THEOG'ONY

,
Noun.
[Gr. God, and to be born.] In mythology, the generation of the gods; or that branch of heathen theology which taught the genealogy of their deities. Hesiod composed a poem concerning that theogony, or the creation of the world and the descent of the gods.

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