α. 1800s– herogony Brit. /hᵻˈrɒɡəni/, /hᵻˈrɒɡn̩i/, U.S. /həˈrɑɡəni/.
β. 1800s– heroogony.
单词 | heroogony |
释义 | heroogonyn.α. 1800s– herogony Brit. /hᵻˈrɒɡəni/, /hᵻˈrɒɡn̩i/, U.S. /həˈrɑɡəni/. β. 1800s– heroogony. Classical Mythology. An account of the genealogy and history of heroes or demigods, esp. the unfinished account forming part of Hesiod's Theogony (8th cent. b.c.). Cf. theogony n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > nature of god(s) > generation or genealogy > account or theory of theogony1612 heroogony1809 1809 Monthly Rev. May 28 The succeeding passage,..I conjecture to have formed a part of the Herogony. 1831 Encycl. Americana VI. 11/1 To the first class belong the battles of the Titans and giants; to the second, the theogonies and herogonies. 1880 J. Davies in Encycl. Brit. XI. 777/2 A brief and abruptly terminated heroogony, or generation of heroes by immortal sires from mortal mothers. 1930 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 50 368 The heroogony cannot belong to the Catalogue of Women! 2010 N. Irina in J. Stewart & K. Nun Kierkegaard & Greek World II. iii. 263 The Theogony consists of a cosmogony, a theogony proper, and an unfinished heroogony. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1809 |
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