MYTHOLOGY


Meaning of MYTHOLOGY in English

I. mə̇ˈthäləjē, -ji noun

( -es )

Etymology: French or Late Latin; French mythologie, from Late Latin mythologia interpretation of myths, from Greek, legend, myth, storytelling, from mythologein to narrate mythical tales (from mythos myth + -logein, from logos word, speech, account) + -ia -y — more at myth , legend

1. obsolete : the symbolical significance of something (as a name or a fable)

2.

a. : an allegorical narrative : myth , parable

b. : a body of myths: as

(1) : the myths dealing with the gods, demigods, and legendary heroes of a particular people in stories that involve supernatural elements

the mythology of ancient Greece

(2) : a body of myths arising from a situation (as an activity or a historical event) or more or less consciously propagated by an agency (as a group or political party)

the mythology that emerged out of World War II

the mythology of Fascism

3.

a. : a branch of knowledge that deals with myth

b. : a treatise on myths

II. noun

: a popular belief or assumption that has grown up around someone or something

defective mythologies that ignore masculine depth of feeling — Robert Bly

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