COSMOS = “order”GONOS < the Greek word for “birth”

COSMOGONY: “A theory concerning the creation of the universe”

Definition: COSMOGONY

“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.” (Webster’s)

Definition of COSMOLOGY

HEINTZ, Joseph the ElderThe Fall of Phaeton1596Oil on wood, 122,5 x 66,5 cmMuseum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig

MICHELANGELO BuonarrotiThe Fall of Phaetonc. 1533Black chalk, 41,3 x 23,4 cmRoyal Library, Windsor

MICHELANGELO BuonarrotiThe Fall of Phaetonc. 1533ChalkBritish Museum, London

RICCI, SebastianoFall of Phaeton1703-04Oil on canvasMuseo Civico, Belluno

Duccio, Agostino diSaturnc. 1456MarbleTempio Malatestiano, Rimini

Francisco GoyaSaturnc. 1821-1823146 x 83 cmOil on plaster remounted on canvasMuseo del Prado, Madrid

The Muses: Melpomene,Erato andPolymnia1652-55LE SUEUR, EustacheLouvre, Paris

Muses: Clio, Euterpe and Thalia 1652-55LE SUEUR, EustacheLouvre, Paris 

The Muse TerpsichoreLE SUEUR, EustacheFrench painter(b. 1616/17, Paris, d. 1655, Paris)1652-55 Oil on panel, 116 x 74 cmMusée du Louvre, Paris