1. an account of the origin and genealogy of the gods
Usage: mythology; literature

Examples

• Hesiod’s Theogony is one of the earliest Greek accounts of how the gods came to be.
• The ancient theogony described Zeus’s rise to power among the Olympian deities.
• Students of mythology often study various theogonies from different cultures.
• The poet’s theogony traced the lineage of gods back to primordial chaos.
• Norse theogony differs significantly from Greek accounts of divine origins.
• The theogony explained how the younger gods overthrew the older Titans.