mythology

mythology
Synonyms and related words:
Marchen, Mishnah, Spiritus Mundi, Sunna, Talmud, Western, Western story, Westerner, adventure story, allegory, ancient wisdom, apologue, archetypal myth, archetypal pattern, bedtime story, common law, custom, detective story, fable, fabliau, fairy lore, fairy tale, fairyism, fantasy, fiction, folk motif, folk story, folklore, folktale, gest, ghost story, horse opera, immemorial usage, legend, lore, love story, mystery, mystery story, myth, mythical lore, mythicism, mythos, nursery tale, parable, racial memory, romance, science fiction, shocker, space fiction, space opera, stories, suspense story, thriller, tradition, traditionalism, traditionality, whodunit, work of fiction

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  • Mythology — Box set de los Bee Gees Publicación Noviembre de 2009 Género(s) Rock Compilador Rhino …   Wikipedia Español

  • Mythology — My*thol o*gy, n.; pl. {Mythologies}. [F. mythologie, L. mythologia, Gr. myqologi a; my^qos, fable, myth + lo gos speech, discourse.] 1. The science which treats of myths; a treatise on myths. [1913 Webster] 2. A body of myths; esp., the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mythology — (n.) early 15c., exposition of myths, from M.Fr. mythologie and directly from L.L. mythologia, from Gk. mythologia legendary lore, a telling of mythic legends; a legend, story, tale, from mythos myth (of unknown origin) + LOGY (Cf. logy) study.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • mythology — [n] folklore belief, conviction, folk tales, legend, lore, mythicism, mythos, myths, stories, tradition; concept 282 Ant. actuality, history, reality, truth …   New thesaurus

  • mythology — ► NOUN (pl. mythologies) 1) a collection of myths. 2) a set of widely held but exaggerated or fictitious stories or beliefs. 3) the study of myths. DERIVATIVES mythologist noun …   English terms dictionary

  • mythology — [mi thäl′əjē] n. pl. mythologies [ME methologie < LL mythologia < Gr, a telling of tales or legends < mythos,MYTH1 + logia, LOGY] 1. the science or study of myths 2. a book of or about myths 3. myths collectively; esp., all the myths of… …   English World dictionary

  • Mythology — For other uses, see Mythology (disambiguation), and Myth (disambiguation). Prometheus (1868) by Gustave Moreau. The myth of Prometheus, first attested by Hesiodus, later became the basis of a trilogy of tragedy plays, possibly by Aeschylus,… …   Wikipedia

  • mythology — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ popular ▪ personal ▪ national ▪ cultural, political ▪ ancient, classical …   Collocations dictionary

  • MYTHOLOGY —    Artistic representation, often with identifying inscriptions, is the richest source of mythology, making this a detailed source of understanding of religion. Painted pottery, incised bronze mirrors, cinerary urns, and painted tombs contain… …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

  • mythology — my|thol|o|gy [mıˈθɔlədʒi US ˈθa: ] n plural mythologies [U and C] 1.) set of ancient myths ▪ characters from classical mythology mythology of ▪ the mythology of the Persians 2.) ideas or opinions that many people have, but that are wrong or not… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mythology — [[t]mɪθɒ̱ləʤi[/t]] mythologies 1) N VAR Mythology is a group of myths, especially all the myths from a particular country, religion, or culture. In Greek mythology, the god Zeus took the form of a swan to seduce Leda... This is well illustrated… …   English dictionary

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