MYTH

[noun] - an ancient story or set of stories, esp. explaining in a literary way the early history of a group of people or about natural events and factsThe children enjoyed the stories about the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman myth. [U]Most societies have their own creation myths. [C](disapproving) A myth is also a commonly believed but false idea.Statistics disprove/explode the myth that women are worse drivers than men.