noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonym: apotheosis
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: theogenesis, apotheosis
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεογονία (theogonía). By surface analysis, theo- + -gony.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
թեոգոնիա
(tʻeogonia)
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Bulgarian:
теого́ния
(teogónija)
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Dutch:
theogonie
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Esperanto:
teogonio
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Estonian:
teogoonia
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Finnish:
jumalten synty
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Finnish:
jumalten syntykertomus
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
French:
théogonie
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Galician:
teogonía
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Georgian:
თეოგონია
(teogonia)
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
German:
Theogonie
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Greek:
θεογονία
(theogonía)
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Ancient Greek:
θεογονία
(theogonía)
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Italian:
teogonia
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Latin:
theogonia
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Latvian:
teogonija
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Lithuanian:
teogonija
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Occitan:
teogonia
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Polish:
teogonia
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Portuguese:
teogonia
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Romanian:
teogonie
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Russian:
теого́ния
(teogónija)
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Spanish:
teogonía
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Swedish:
teogoni
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
Ukrainian:
теого́нія
(teohónija)
— origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods
