*theogony*

n. [ L. theogonia, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a god + the root of &unr_; to be born. See Theism, and Genus. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]