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1
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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The first known use of mythos was in 1753
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