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語源

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

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /θiˈɒɡəni/
• (General American) IPA: /θiˈɑːɡəni/

名詞

theogony (plural theogonies)

1. (chiefly in ancient religion) The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.

   Synonym: theogenesis

   Near-synonym: apotheosis

   • 1939, J. Philip Hyatt, “The Deity Bethel and the Old Testament”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, volume 59, number 1, page 86:

     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.

派生語

関連する語

• cosmogony
• heroogony

参照

• “theogony”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.