Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theogony

/θiˈɑːɡəni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: theogony
IPA: /θiˈɑːɡəni/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: apotheosis"
"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: θεογονία

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /θiˈɑːɡəni/
British English: /θiˈɒɡəni/

Inflected Forms

theogonies (plural)

Derived Forms

theogonic theogonist

Frequently Paired Words

cosmogony heroogony

Synonyms

theogenesis apotheosis

Questions

How do you pronounce theogony?: The recorded pronunciation is /θiˈɑːɡəni/.
What does theogony mean?: The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.
Where does theogony come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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