cosmogony
Study of beginnings
Cosmogony is a theory or account of the origin of the universe.
Every culture has produced cosmogonies—from Genesis to the Big Bang.
The word also refers to the study of such theories: She specialized in ancient Near Eastern cosmogony.
Where cosmology describes the universe's structure, cosmogony addresses how it came to be.
Origin narrative of existence
- world eggUniverse-birthing primordial sphere
- primordial chaosFormless state before creation
- TiamatSumerian primordial sea goddess
- MardukBabylonian supreme deity
Enuma Elish · Brahma · Vishnu · Ginnungagap · Dreamtime · genesis · theogony
Point of creation
- beginningInitial stage of something
- creationMaking something exist
- emergenceComing into existence
- formationCreation or arrangement
birth · dawn · inception · primordial · foundational · origination
Initial triggering factor
- ex nihiloOut of the void
- emanationSomething that flows out
- logosBrand identification symbols
- teleologyStudy of purpose in nature
prime mover · demiurge · ontology · metaphysics · steady state · fine-tuning · contingency · necessity
Loud explosive noise
- inflationSustained price level increase
- expansionIncrease in scope
- singularityPoint where values explode
- nucleosynthesisAtomic core formation process
redshift · space-time · dark matter · dark energy · entropy · accretion · primordial · astrophysics
creation myth
Origin narrative of existence
- world eggUniverse-birthing primordial sphere
- primordial chaosFormless state before creation
- TiamatSumerian primordial sea goddess
Marduk · Enuma Elish · Brahma · Vishnu · Ginnungagap · Dreamtime · genesis · theogony
genesis
Point of creation
formation · birth · dawn · inception · primordial · foundational · origination
first cause
Initial triggering factor
teleology · prime mover · demiurge · ontology · metaphysics · steady state · fine-tuning · contingency · necessity · causation
big bang
Loud explosive noise
- inflationSustained price level increase
- expansionIncrease in scope
- singularityPoint where values explode
nucleosynthesis · redshift · space-time · dark matter · dark energy · entropy · accretion · primordial · astrophysics · observable universe
cosmogonyeschatology
Study of ultimate destiny
end times · apocalypticism · heat death · cosmology · cosmography
cosmogonyabiogenesis
Life from inanimate matter
microhistory · biogenesis · local history · biography · particulars