myths

n. traditional story about supernatural beings or imaginary people that narrates a common belief or explains some natural phenomenon; fable, folk tale; legendary character; commonly held but unsubstantiated belief

In the academic fields of mythology, mythography, or folkloristics, a myth (mythos) is a sacred story concerning the origins of the world or how the world and the creatures in it came to have their present form. The active beings in myths are generally gods and heroes. Myths often are said to take place before recorded history begins. In saying that a myth is a sacred narrative, what is meant is that a myth is believed to be true by people who attach religious or spiritual significance to it. Use of the term by scholars does not imply that the narrative is either true or false. See also legend and tale.
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Noun
1. a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
(hypernym) story
(hyponym) Gotterdammerung, Ragnarok, Twilight of the Gods
(member-holonym) mythology
(derivation) mythologize, mythologise, mythicize, mythicise

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