Definition of mythology. Meaning of mythology. Synonyms of mythology

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Definition of mythology

Mythology
Mythology My*thol"o*gy, n.; pl. Mythologies. [F. mythologie, L. mythologia, Gr. myqologi`a; my^qos, fable, myth + lo`gos speech, discourse.] 1. The science which treats of myths; a treatise on myths. 2. A body of myths; esp., the collective myths which describe the gods of a heathen people; as, the mythology of the Greeks.

Meaning of mythology from wikipedia

- the term mythology can refer either to the study of myths (e.g., comparative mythology ), or to a body or collection of myths (a mythos,
- greek mythology is the body of myth s and teachings that belong to the ancient greeks , concerning their gods and heroes , the nature of
- the mythology of the x-files , sometimes referred to as its 'mytharc' by the show's staff and fans, follows the quest of fbi special agent
- norse mythology or scandinavian mythology is the body of mythology of the north germanic peoples stemming from norse paganism and
- celtic mythology is the mythology of celtic polytheism , the religion of the iron age celt s like other iron age europeans, the early
- hindu mythology is a large body of traditional narratives related to hinduism , notably as contained in sanskrit literature , (such as the
- roman mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to ancient rome 's legendary origins and religious system , as represented
- the mythology of pre-christian ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to christianity , but much of it was preserved, shorn of
- slavic mythology is the mythological aspect of the polytheistic religion that was practised by the slavs before christianisation .
- chinese mythology refers to those myths found in the historical geographic area of china : these include myths in chinese and other