theogony
noun
the origin of the gods.
theogonic
-
a word derived from
theogony.
Example Sentences
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As Mr. Grote says, "Men habitually took their information respecting their theogonic antiquities from the Hesiodic poems."
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Andrew Lang
The theogonic process is twofold: self-knowledge on the part of God, and his revelation outward, as eternal nature, in seven moments.
From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Richard Falckenberg
But this theogonic process is but one side of the ancient Vedic religion, and there are two other sides of at least the same importance and of even a deeper interest to us.
From India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge by Alexander Wilder
