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What (who) is mythology - definition

CONCEPT OF CONTINUITY BETWEEN DIFFERENT FICTIONAL WORKS

Canon (fictional); Fanon (Fan Fiction); Fictional canon; Cannon (fiction); Apocrypha (fiction); Canon (literature); Fanon (fiction); Headcanon; Fan theory

mythology

TYPE OF TRADITIONAL NARRATIVE

Mythology; Mythological; Contemporary mythology; Mythical; Myths; Mythologist; Mythography; Mythographer; Mythic thought; Heroic myth; Myth-criticism; Myth criticism; Mythological school; Cultural myth; Mythologists; Mythographers; Mythic present; Mythologies; Mitological; Mythología; Mythologia; Mythologically; Mythologian; Mythologians; Mythographies; Mythographic; Mythographical; Mythographically; Mythograph; Mythographs; Mythografia; Myth theory; Myth theories; Myth theorist; Myth theorists; Μύθος; Mythically; Mythologism; Mythologisms; Myth in Antiquity; Myth in Biblical Times; Myth in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; Mythological poem; Mythological poems; Mythos; Muthos; Mythoi; Mytho-; Mythological figure; Godlore; Mythology subjects; Functionalist theory of myth; Modern mythology

(mythologies)

1.

Mythology is a group of myths, especially all the myths from a particular country, religion, or culture.

In Greek mythology, the god Zeus took the form of a swan to seduce Leda...

This is well illustrated in the mythologies of many cultures.

N-VAR

• mythological

...the mythological beast that was part lion and part goat.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

2.

You can use mythology to refer to the beliefs or opinions that people have about something, when you think that they are false or untrue.

Altman strips away the pretence and mythology to expose the film industry as a business like any other.

N-VAR

Mythology

TYPE OF TRADITIONAL NARRATIVE

Mythology; Mythological; Contemporary mythology; Mythical; Myths; Mythologist; Mythography; Mythographer; Mythic thought; Heroic myth; Myth-criticism; Myth criticism; Mythological school; Cultural myth; Mythologists; Mythographers; Mythic present; Mythologies; Mitological; Mythología; Mythologia; Mythologically; Mythologian; Mythologians; Mythographies; Mythographic; Mythographical; Mythographically; Mythograph; Mythographs; Mythografia; Myth theory; Myth theories; Myth theorist; Myth theorists; Μύθος; Mythically; Mythologism; Mythologisms; Myth in Antiquity; Myth in Biblical Times; Myth in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; Mythological poem; Mythological poems; Mythos; Muthos; Mythoi; Mytho-; Mythological figure; Godlore; Mythology subjects; Functionalist theory of myth; Modern mythology

·noun The science which treats of myths; a treatise on myths.

II. Mythology ·noun A body of myths; ·esp., the collective myths which describe the gods of a heathen people; as, the mythology of the Greeks.

mythology

TYPE OF TRADITIONAL NARRATIVE

Mythology; Mythological; Contemporary mythology; Mythical; Myths; Mythologist; Mythography; Mythographer; Mythic thought; Heroic myth; Myth-criticism; Myth criticism; Mythological school; Cultural myth; Mythologists; Mythographers; Mythic present; Mythologies; Mitological; Mythología; Mythologia; Mythologically; Mythologian; Mythologians; Mythographies; Mythographic; Mythographical; Mythographically; Mythograph; Mythographs; Mythografia; Myth theory; Myth theories; Myth theorist; Myth theorists; Μύθος; Mythically; Mythologism; Mythologisms; Myth in Antiquity; Myth in Biblical Times; Myth in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; Mythological poem; Mythological poems; Mythos; Muthos; Mythoi; Mytho-; Mythological figure; Godlore; Mythology subjects; Functionalist theory of myth; Modern mythology

¦ noun (plural mythologies)

1. a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.

2. a set of widely held but exaggerated or fictitious stories or beliefs.

3. the study of myths.

Derivatives

mythologer noun

mythologist noun

mythologize or mythologise verb

mythologizer or mythologiser noun

Origin

ME: from Fr. mythologie, or via late L. from Gk muthologia, from muthos 'myth' + -logia (see -logy).

Wikipedia

Canon (fiction)

In fiction, a canon is material accepted as being authentically produced by an author or an ascribed author.

Canon is often contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction and other derivative works.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon (fiction)

Examples of use of mythology

1. Classical mythology Phair, nee Burney, was a schoolgirl with an interest in classical mythology when Pluto was discovered.

2. The mythology summed up in the old Dixon of Dock Green image of the 1'50s was very largely just that, mythology.

3. Many nearby landmarks, large and small, are steeped in mythology.

4. Teesri Aankh is not about mythology…its about technology!

5. Esther is the undisputed heroine of Jewish mythology.