ETYM Latin theogonia, Greek; dios a god + genesis origin. Related to Theism, and Genus.
1. The generation or genealogy of the gods; that branch of mythological studies which deals with the origin and descent of the deities.
2. A poem treating of such genealogies.
3. Doctrine of origin of gods.
4. In Greek mythology, an account of the origin of the gods, conceived largely in terms of human reproduction. The Greek poet Hesiod wrote a Theogony, which was in effect a genealogy of the Greek pantheon.