as in folklore
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place
Ares is the god of war in Greek mythology
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Recent Examples of mythology
To this day, kingship suffuses Iranian literature and mythology.
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Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
The torches reference a story in Kurdish mythology in which a courageous blacksmith assembles an army of villagers and kills a murderous king — signaling with the mountain-top flames that the Kurds are free.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
It should be read like mythology.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Scanning his album titles over the years—Chaos [B4 Gaia], Gaia, Gaia 2, Half Blood—you’ll notice that Slayr is heavily into Greek mythology.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
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Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
The torches reference a story in Kurdish mythology in which a courageous blacksmith assembles an army of villagers and kills a murderous king — signaling with the mountain-top flames that the Kurds are free.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
It should be read like mythology.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Scanning his album titles over the years—Chaos [B4 Gaia], Gaia, Gaia 2, Half Blood—you’ll notice that Slayr is heavily into Greek mythology.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythology
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Now the huge community theater operation Curtain Call in Stamford is doing its own version of the Terrence McNally/Stephen Flaherty/Lynn Ahrens musical based on Russian history, Russian folklore, a 1956 Ingrid Bergman/Yul Brunner movie and the 1997 cartoon movie.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2026
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Stern has also published four collections of stories, four novellas, and two children’s books, all of them steeped in Jewish folklore.—
Cathleen Schine,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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However, these systems and traditions were disrupted by the slave trade.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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But my favorite way to buck the charoset-tradition is actually to not make it at all.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Howie Rose, the longtime New York Mets broadcaster who is also a key part of New York Rangers Stanley Cup lore, will retire after the 2026 baseball season.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
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Lots of names live on in March Madness lore.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Mythology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythology. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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