mythology

[mi-thol-uh-jee] /mɪˈθɒl ə dʒi/
noun, plural mythologies.
1.
a body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person:
Greek mythology.
2.
myths collectively.
3.
the science or study of myths.
4.
a set of stories, traditions, or beliefs associated with a particular group or the history of an event, arising naturally or deliberately fostered:
the Fascist mythology of the interwar years.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English mythologie < Late Latin mȳthologia < Greek mȳthología. See mytho-, -logy
Examples from the web for mythology
  • Once again, mythology trumps full historical accuracy.
  • Considering the classical training of the early paleontologists, many of them had a firm grasp of mythology.
  • Baseball, according to American mythology, was first played by barefoot boys in small towns when the country was young.
  • The mythology of wolves is certainly greater than the reality.
  • There's loads of references to Norse mythology in the trailer.
  • It's more mythology than anything else.
  • Science has never completely replaced mythology, and it never will.
  • But, despite his efforts, mythology mushroomed around him.
  • Lost launched an entire mythology on the wings of an airplane disaster, and so did Fringe .
  • The modern mythology surrounding the tracks remains.
British Dictionary definitions for mythology

mythology

/mɪˈθɒlədʒɪ/
noun (pl) -gies
1.
a body of myths, esp one associated with a particular culture, institution, person, etc
2.
a body of stories about a person, institution, etc: the mythology of Hollywood
3.
myths collectively
4.
the study or collecting of myths
Word Origin and History for mythology
n.

early 15c., "exposition of myths," from Middle French mythologie and directly from Late Latin mythologia, from Greek mythologia "legendary lore, a telling of mythic legends; a legend, story, tale," from mythos "myth" (of unknown origin) + -logy "study." Meaning "a body of myths" first recorded 1781.

mythology in Culture

mythology definition


The body of myths belonging to a culture. Myths are traditional stories about gods and heroes. They often account for the basic aspects of existence — explaining, for instance, how the Earth was created, why people have to die, or why the year is divided into seasons. Classical mythology — the myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans — has had an enormous influence on European and American culture.