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theotechny|ˈθiːəʊtɛknɪ|
[f. Gr. θεός god + τέχνη art.]
The introduction of divine or supernatural beings in the construction of a drama or epic; such beings collectively.
1858Gladstone Homer II. iii. 268 It is not difficult to understand why..Dionysus does not appear in the theotechny of the Iliad. 1869― Juv. Mundi vii. 206 The personages of the Homeric Theotechny, under which name I include the whole of the supernatural beings, of whatever rank, introduced into the Poems. Ibid. xiv. §1. 491 The Theotechny, or divine movement of the Poem [the Iliad].
So † theoˈtechnal a. Obs. rare—1, of the nature of divine art; theoˈtechnic a., pertaining to the invention or making of gods; also, belonging to theotechny; theoˈtechnist, one who invents gods.
1651Biggs New Disp. Pref. 9 Those Arts we speak of are Theotechnal, the Arts of God. 1874Piazzi Smyth Inher. Gt. Pyramid v. (ed. 2) 64 At Thebes..those temples and tombs..speak lamentably to human theotechnic inventions. Ibid. xxii. 425 The original inventor and theotechnist of animal and other gods for his countrymen. 1878Gladstone Prim. Homer vi. (1889) 67 Behind the complex and ever⁓active theotechnic machinery of the poem,..there is still the presence and operation of an august personage. |