Definition: COSMOGONY

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Definition COSMOGONY
COSMOS order GONOS lt the Greek word for
birth COSMOGONY A theory concerning the
creation of the universe
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Definition of COSMOLOGY
The study of the physical universe considered as
a totality of phenomena in time and space
(American Heritage) The science of the world
or universe or a treatise relating to the
structure and parts of the system of creation,
the elements of bodies, the modifications of
material things, the laws of motion, and the
order and course of nature. (Websters)
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HEINTZ, Joseph the ElderThe Fall of
Phaeton1596Oil on wood, 122,5 x 66,5 cmMuseum
der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig
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MICHELANGELO BuonarrotiThe Fall of Phaetonc.
1533Black chalk, 41,3 x 23,4 cmRoyal Library,
Windsor
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MICHELANGELO BuonarrotiThe Fall of Phaetonc.
1533ChalkBritish Museum, London
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RICCI, SebastianoFall of Phaeton1703-04Oil on
canvasMuseo Civico, Belluno
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Duccio, Agostino diSaturnc. 1456MarbleTempio
Malatestiano, Rimini
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Francisco Goya Saturnc. 1821-1823146 x 83
cmOil on plaster remounted on canvasMuseo del
Prado, Madrid
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The Muses Melpomene,Erato andPolymnia1652-55
LE SUEUR, EustacheLouvre, Paris
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Muses Clio, Euterpe and Thalia 1652-55LE
SUEUR, EustacheLouvre, Paris 
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The Muse Terpsichore LE SUEUR, Eustache French
painter(b. 1616/17, Paris, d. 1655,
Paris)1652-55 Oil on panel, 116 x 74 cmMusée
du Louvre, Paris
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