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Culture myth
Culture myth Culture myth
A myth accounting for the discovery of arts and sciences or
the advent of a higher civilization, as in the Prometheus
myth.
Gastromyth
Gastromyth Gas"tro*myth, n. [Gastro- + Gr. ? to say, speak.]
One whose voice appears to proceed from the stomach; a
ventriloquist. [Obs.]
MytheMythe Mythe, n.
See Myth. --Grote. MythicMythic Myth"ic, Mythical Myth"ic*al, a. [L. mythicus, Gr. ?.
See Myth.]
Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature
of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful. -- Myth"ic*al*ly,
adv.
The mythic turf where danced the nymphs. --Mrs.
Browning.
Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and
Mordred, are mythical persons, whose very existence may
be questioned. --Macaulay. MythicalMythic Myth"ic, Mythical Myth"ic*al, a. [L. mythicus, Gr. ?.
See Myth.]
Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature
of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful. -- Myth"ic*al*ly,
adv.
The mythic turf where danced the nymphs. --Mrs.
Browning.
Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and
Mordred, are mythical persons, whose very existence may
be questioned. --Macaulay. MythicallyMythic Myth"ic, Mythical Myth"ic*al, a. [L. mythicus, Gr. ?.
See Myth.]
Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature
of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful. -- Myth"ic*al*ly,
adv.
The mythic turf where danced the nymphs. --Mrs.
Browning.
Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and
Mordred, are mythical persons, whose very existence may
be questioned. --Macaulay. Mythographer
Mythographer My*thog"ra*pher, n. [Gr. myqogra`fos; my^qos +
gra`fein to write.]
A composer of fables.
Mythologer
Mythologer My*thol"o*ger, n.
A mythologist.
Mythologian
Mythologian Myth`o*lo"gi*an, n.
A mythologist.
MythologicMythologic Myth`o*log"ic, Mythological Myth`o*log"ic*al, a.
[L. mythologicus: cf. F. mytholigique.]
Of or pertaining to mythology or to myths; mythical;
fabulous. -- Myth`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. MythologicalMythologic Myth`o*log"ic, Mythological Myth`o*log"ic*al, a.
[L. mythologicus: cf. F. mytholigique.]
Of or pertaining to mythology or to myths; mythical;
fabulous. -- Myth`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. MythologicallyMythologic Myth`o*log"ic, Mythological Myth`o*log"ic*al, a.
[L. mythologicus: cf. F. mytholigique.]
Of or pertaining to mythology or to myths; mythical;
fabulous. -- Myth`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. MythologiesMythology 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. Mythologist
Mythologist My*thol"o*gist, n. [Cf. F. mythologiste.]
One versed in, or who writes on, mythology or myths.
Mythologize
Mythologize My*thol"o*gize, v. i. [Cf. F. mythologiser.]
1. To relate, classify, and explain, or attempt to explain,
myths; to write upon myths.
2. To construct and propagate myths.
Mythologizer
Mythologizer My*thol"o*gi`zer, n.
One who, or that which, mythologizes.
Imagination has always been, and still is, in a
narrower sense, the great mythologizer. --Lowell.
MythologueMythologue Myth"o*logue, n. [See Mythology.]
A fabulous narrative; a myth. [R.]
May we not . . . consider his history of the fall as an
excellent mythologue, to account for the origin of
human evil? --Geddes. MythologyMythology 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. Mythoplasm
Mythoplasm Myth"o*plasm, n. [Gr. my^qos myth + pla`ssein to
form.]
A narration of mere fable.
Mythopoeic
Mythopoeic Myth`o*p[oe]"ic, a. [Gr. myqopoio`s making myths;
my^qos myth + poiei^n to make.]
Making or producing myths; giving rise to mythical
narratives.
The mythop[oe]ic fertility of the Greeks. --Grote.
Mythopoetic
Mythopoetic Myth`o*po*et"ic, a. [Gr. my^qos myth + ? able to
make, producing, fr. ? to make.]
Making or producing myths or mythical tales.
Meaning of Myth from wikipedia
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Myth is a
genre of
folklore or
theology consisting primarily of
narratives that play a
fundamental role in a society, such as
foundational tales or origin...
- Look up
myth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Myth is a
folklore genre consisting of
narratives that play a
fundamental role in society.
Subsets include:...
- A
flood myth or a
deluge myth is a
myth in
which a
great flood,
usually sent by a
deity or deities,
destroys civilization,
often in an act of
divine retribution...
- A
creation myth or
cosmogonic myth is a type of cosmogony, a
symbolic narrative of how the
world began and how
people first came to
inhabit it. While...
-
MythBusters is a
science entertainment television program,
developed by
Peter Rees and
produced by Australia's
Beyond Television Productions. The series...
- "No
Myth" is a song by rock
singer Michael Penn from his
debut album March.
Released as his
debut single in the fall of 1989, the song
became Penn's only...
- Norse, Nordic, or
Scandinavian mythology, is the body of
myths belonging to the
North Germanic peoples,
stemming from Old
Norse religion and continuing...
- The
Osiris myth is the most
elaborate and
influential story in
ancient Egyptian mythology. It
concerns the
murder of the god Osiris, a
primeval king of...
- The
Myth of
Sisyphus (French: Le
mythe de Sisyphe) is a 1942
philosophical essay by
Albert Camus.
Influenced by
philosophers such as Søren Kierkegaard...
- An
origin myth is a type of
myth that
explains the
beginnings of a
natural or
social aspect of the world. One
specific kind of
origin myth is the creation...
