The body of a primitive people's beliefs concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deities and so forth, as distinguished from the true accounts which it invents later.
Old stories that usually explain how something came to be. NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration which is in charge of all space programs for the United States.
Parts of mythology are religious, parts of mythology are poetical, but mythology as a whole is neither religion nor history, nor a philosophy, nor poetry. It comprehends all these together under that peculiar form of expression which is natural and intelligible at a certain stage, or at certain recurring stages in the development of thought and speech but which, after becoming tradition, becomes frequently unnatural and unintelligible." Max Muller [Websters
a traditional story meant to explain a practice or belief
A body or collection of myths belonging to a people and addressing their origin, history, deities, ancestors, and heroes.
mythology an artificial history attempting to give a traditional meaning to a current issue
Stories which carry some cultural and social significance for a people. Although commonly thought of as fantasy, a story can be absolutely factual, pure fiction, or something in between and still be mythology. The only qualifier is that it is a story that carries cultural significance, regardless of it's truth or falsehood.
myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
a collection of myths that, taken together, attempt to explain and express a culture's deepest understanding of the world and how it works, and the place of humans within it
a group of myths of a particular culture
a primary cultural reservoir of a community's values
a story or a group of stories that unify
a system of hereditary stories once believed as true, but which we no longer believe
the projection of human images into the infinite unknown; or, the expression of religious meaning through stories and symbols.
A body of myths, as that of a particular people; a set of stories, traditions, or beliefs that have accrued around a particular person, event, or institution.
An allegorical narrative often incorporating legendary heroes, gods, and demi-gods of a particular people or culture.
system of traditional stories embodying ancient religious ideas. eap tide: tide of small range occurring twice per lunar month during quarter moon phases. See also Tide.
1. A body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person. 2. A set of stories, traditions, or beliefs associated with a particular group or the history of an event, arising naturally or deliberately fostered.
The stories and living history of a culture that they pass down to the younger generation
A collective system of beliefs, typically attributed to primitive man's need to explain those phenomena he could not otherwise explain, e.g. thunder and lightning, most aspects the life cycle, seasons and weather. In more scientific cultures, the term mythology has devolved into somewhat of a slur. For this reason, most modern western religions prefer to use the word 'obvious' to describe this same concept. A collection of stories and tales once accepted as truth and believed by the faithful.
A collection of stories belonging to a group of people that address their origin, history, and heroes. [ ] NATURALIST-- A scientist who studies plants and animals from the natural world.
An assortment of a culture's popular beliefs used to explain the unknown and unexplainable. Near-Death Experience (NDE) The phenomenon where the physical body experiences clincial death and has the vivid awareness of seperating from his/her body. When they are revived they recount stories of what happened, Interestingly the recounts are often very similar.
A mythology is any body or cycle of myths – stories linked to the spiritual or religious life in the oral tradition of a particular culture, which often involve supernatural events or characters to explain the nature of the universe and humanity. Mythology is also branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interpretation of myths or fables.