(mythologies)
1.
Mythology is a group of myths, especially all the myths from a particular country, religion, or culture.
In Greek ~, the god Zeus took the form of a swan to seduce Leda...
This is well illustrated in the mythologies of many cultures.
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mythological
...the mythological beast that was part lion and part goat.
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2.
You can use ~ to refer to the beliefs or opinions that people have about something, when you think that they are false or untrue.
Altman strips away the pretence and ~ to expose the film industry as a business like any other.
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