Other Words from mythology

mythologer \ mi-ˈthä-lə-jər

\ noun

mythologist \ mi-ˈthä-lə-jist

\ noun

Examples of mythology in a Sentence

We have been studying ancient Greek mythology. We compared the two cultures' mythologies. There is a popular mythology that he discovered the cause of the disease by himself.

Recent Examples on the Web For as complex as the series’ mythology becomes, the show finds a way to introduce new fans without completely confusing them. — Caroline Framke, Variety, 5 Aug. 2022 The three women are bound together with a centripetal intensity, in a hothouse of family mythology that Marilyn herself cultivates and tends. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 All that said, Goose Island clings to the 1992 mythology. — Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 The tree stands 380 feet tall and is named after Greek mythology; Hyperion was one of the Titans and the father of sun god Helios and moon goddess Selene. — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2022 Perhaps more than any other bluesman, Robert Leroy Johnson epitomizes the lasting allure and deep mythology of the genre. — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 31 July 2022 Much of the dialogue is untouched, although Kuzui makes the vampire mythology less elaborate, the heroine’s empowerment less spelled out. — Soraya Roberts, The Atlantic, 31 July 2022 Still, Teen Wolf is forever one of the best basketball movies for introducing crossover dribbles and windmill dunks to werewolf mythology. — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 29 July 2022 Castles are built upon clichés, for reasons that can seem both purposeful and lazy; action and mythology can take precedence over character and relationships, which are often more implied than portrayed. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 See More

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History and Etymology for mythology

Middle English methologie, mithologie "exposition of a myth, book of myths," borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French mythologie, borrowed from Late Latin mȳthologia (in Mythologiae, title of a myth compilation by Fulgentius, ca. 500), borrowed from Greek mȳthología "fiction, storytelling," from mŷthos "utterance, tale, myth" + -o- -o- + -logia -logy

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