mythos

my·thos

noun \ˈmi-ˌthōs, -ˌthäs\

plural my·thoi \-ˌthȯi\

Definition of MYTHOS

1

a :  myth 1a

b :  mythology 2a

2

:  a pattern of beliefs expressing often symbolically the characteristic or prevalent attitudes in a group or culture

3

:  theme, plot <the starving artist mythos>

Examples of MYTHOS

1. <according to one creation mythos, humans sprang from the forehead of a god>
2. <the Superman mythos has long since become ingrained in popular American culture>

Origin of MYTHOS

Greek

First Known Use: 1753

Related to MYTHOS

Synonyms

fable, legend, myth

Related Words

allegory, parable; fabrication, fantasy (also phantasy), fiction, figment, invention; narrative, saga, story, tale, yarn

Rhymes with MYTHOS

bathos, benthos, bugloss, chaos, Chios, cosmos, Delos, demos, Ellás, emboss, en masse, Eos, epos, Eros, ethos, Hyksos, kaross, kudos, kvass, Lagos, Laos, Laplace, Lemnos, Lesbos, Logos, Madras, Melos, Naxos, Nepos, nol-pros, nonpros, pathos, peplos, Pharos, pit boss, pothos, ringtoss, Samos, Skyros, straw boss, telos, topos, tripos