Noun
The generation or genealogy of the gods; that branch of heathen theology which deals with the origin and descent of the deities; also, a poem treating of such genealogies; as, the Theogony of Hesiod.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAristotle (Metaphysics 983b–987a) believed that the question of first causes may even have started with Hesiod (Theogony 116–53) and Homer (Iliad 14.201, 246). Source: Internet
Cf. especially Chapter III, Hesiod and the Hesiodic Schools, p. 61 * Schlegel, Catherine and Henry Weinfield, "Introduction to Hesiod" in Hesiod / Theogony and Works and Days, University of Michigan Press, 2006. Source: Internet
Cf. Chapter II, "The Theogony", pp. 38–104. Source: Internet
Hesiod's inclusion and praise of Hecate in the Theogony has been troublesome for scholars, in that he seems to hold her in high regard, while the testimony of other writers, and surviving evidence, suggests that this may have been the exception. Source: Internet
Hesiod's Theogony, 886–900 Available at wikisource In order to forestall these dire consequences, Zeus tricked her into turning herself into a fly and promptly swallowed her. Source: Internet
Hesiod’s Theogony places her marriage to Jason on the list of marriages between mortals and divine, suggesting that she is predominantly divine. Source: Internet