mythology

n. collection of myths associated with a particular people or culture; collective group of stories about specific imaginary characters; study of myths and legends

The word mythology (from the Greek   mythología, from mythologein to relate myths, from mythos, meaning a narrative, and logos, meaning speech or argument) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use the supernatural to interpret natural events and to explain the nature of the universe and humanity. In modern usage, "mythology" is either the body of myths from a particular culture or religion (as in Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology or Norse mythology) or the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interpretation of myths, also known as mythography.
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Noun
1. myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(hyponym) classical mythology
(member-meronym) myth
(derivation) mythologize, mythologise, mythicize, mythicise
(class) Annwfn, Annwn
2. the study of myths
(hypernym) social anthropology, cultural anthropology
(derivation) mythologize, mythologise, mythicize, mythicise

(n.)
The science which treats of myths; a treatise on myths.
  

(n.)
A body of myths; esp., the collective myths which describe the gods of a heathen people; as, the mythology of the Greeks.
  

term for legends from ancient eras, remembering legendary events - of special interest in the renaissance 

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