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theogony (n.)

1610s, "the account of the birth or genealogy of the gods," from Greek theogonia "generation or genealogy of the gods," from theos "a god" (from PIE root *dhes-, forming words for religious concepts) + -gonia "a begetting," from gonos "birth" (from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget").

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Definitions of theogony from WordNet

theogony (n.)
the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods;
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