Main Entry:

my·thol·o·gy

Pronunciation:

\mi-ˈthä-lə-jē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural my·thol·o·gies

Etymology:

French or Late Latin; French mythologie, from Late Latin mythologia interpretation of myths, from Greek, legend, myth, from mythologein to relate myths, from mythos + logos speech — more at legend

Date:

1603

1: an allegorical narrative2: a body of myths: as a: the myths dealing with the gods, demigods, and legendary heroes of a particular people b: mythos 2 <cold war mythology> 3: a branch of knowledge that deals with myth4: a popular belief or assumption that has grown up around someone or something : myth 2a <defective mythologies that ignore masculine depth of feeling — Robert Bly>

— my·thol·o·ger \-jər\ noun

— my·thol·o·gist \-jist\ noun