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mythology

[ mi-thol-uh-jee ]

noun

plural mythologies.
  1. a body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person:

    Greek mythology.

  2. myths collectively.
  3. the science or study of myths.
  4. a set of stories, traditions, or beliefs associated with a particular group or the history of an event, arising naturally or deliberately fostered:

    the Fascist mythology of the interwar years.



mythology

/ ɪˈθɒəɪ /

noun

  1. a body of myths, esp one associated with a particular culture, institution, person, etc
  2. a body of stories about a person, institution, etc

    the mythology of Hollywood

  3. myths collectively
  4. the study or collecting of myths
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mythology

  1. The body of myths belonging to a culture . Myths are traditional stories about gods and heroes. They often account for the basic aspects of existence — explaining, for instance, how the Earth was created, why people have to die, or why the year is divided into seasons. Classical mythology — the myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans — has had an enormous influence on European and American culture.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mythology1

1375–1425; late Middle English mythologie < Late Latin ̄ٳDZDz < Greek ̄ٳDZDzí. See mytho-, -logy
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It's also the height of Lost Cause mythology when the Confederate monuments are put up.

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Homeownership and "living in a good neighborhood" are central to the reality and cultural mythology of the American Dream.

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Called “The Four Sibyls,” the frescoes depict the female seers of ancient Greek and Roman mythology, including the Roman, Cumaean, Erythraean and Delphic sibyls.

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The name Elysian comes from Greek mythology — Elysian Fields is a place where souls go to rest.

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Second, the speech, as others have noted, was more of a campaign speech that spewed a lot of cliches of American and Western Civilization mythology, including a new Golden Age and Manifest Destiny.

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