Dictionary entry

Theogony

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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 treating of such genealogies; as, the Theogony of Hesiod.