Theogonies
Theogonies. Births of gods used to give an account of the origin of the cosmos—e.g. in Hesiod, or in the primordial sacrifice of Puruṣa in Ṛg Veda 10. 90. Theogonies are thus a specialized form of cosmogony.
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