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my·thol·ogy (-jē)

noun pl. mythologies -·gies

  1. the science or study of myths
  2. a book of or about myths
  3. myths collectively; esp., all the myths of a specific people or about a specific being

Etymology: ME methologie < LL mythologia < Gr, a telling of tales or legends < mythos, myth + -logia, -logy

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mythology Synonyms

mythology

n.

belief, conviction, mythicism; see faith 2, religion 1.

Systems of mythology include: Chaldean, Roman, Semitic, Bantu, Sumerian, Greek, Egyptian, Norse, Germanic, Celtic, Hindu, American Indian.


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mythology Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • people: Unfortunately the subject that really interested him, the mythology of the Slavic peoples, was not available at any of these new institutions.

Converse of subject

  • inspire: The pieces were inspired by the mythology of fairies and research into the trends of fashion at the time.

Converse of object

  • invent: Instead the actors become part of a real crew and the invented mythology partly takes shape in the real world.

Adjective modifier

  • Norse: There are a fair number of things from Norse mythology he could do.

Noun used with modifier

  • pagan: He found in Christ the source of the truth and delight he had known in pagan mythology.
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Literature is conscious mythology: as society develops, its mythical stories become structural principles of story-telling, its mythical concepts, sun-gods and the like, become habits of metaphoric thought. In a fully mature literary tradition the writerenters intoa structure of traditional stories and images.

-Frye, Northrop

What counted was the mythology of self, Blotched out beyond unblotching.

-Stevens,Wallace

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