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mythoi

noun

plural of mythos

as in myths

a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature according to one creation mythos, humans sprang from the forehead of a god

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the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place the Superman mythos has long since become ingrained in popular American culture

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To drink is to enter of a labyrinth of romantic, thrilling, even glamorous myths; to give up drinking is to give those up too.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
The movie, which starred an orca named Keiko, also dispelled myths about the killer whale and inspired activism around their captivity.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 July 2026

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But the filmmaker proves more interested in interrogating that ethos than recreating it, and few horror mythologies are better suited to exploring betrayal and regret than one built around the refusal to let the dead remain dead.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
The threads that formed country music The American West generated its own mythologies.

— Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of mythologies

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That inaugural concert featured future legends Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Gang Starr, Black Moon, and A Tribe Called Quest.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 July 2026
The annual ESPYs kept the Knicks’ NBA Championship celebration going Wednesday with performances by four New York rap legends.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

Definition of legends

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The best experiences borrow from every part of the day, including the outfit, the pregame meal, the traditions and the postgame hang.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
In this film by Mira Nair, based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture after moving from Calcutta to New York.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 July 2026

Definition of traditions

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Explore the Wild West from the back of a rickety wagon as characters share famed fables about Paul Bunyan, Babe the Blue Ox, Pecos Bill, John Henry and Hekeke.

— Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
In 1964, Time, which then had a circulation of more than 3 million, ran a cover story on John Cheever, the author known for his dark fables of suburban malaise.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

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