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| countermyth |
combined form of myth. |
| fable |
a fictitious story based on legend or myth. [1/4 definitions] |
| historical |
based on or relating to the records of history, as opposed to the stories of legend or myth. [1/3 definitions] |
| mythic |
contained in, described in, or based on a myth. [2 definitions] |
| mythical |
concerning, involving, resembling, or portrayed in a myth or myths. [1/2 definitions] |
| mythicize |
to treat or explain as, or turn into, a myth. |
| mythmaker |
one who creates a myth or myths, usu. to serve the needs of a particular situation. |
| mythologize |
to relate or create a myth or myths. [2/3 definitions] |
| Persephone |
in Greek mythology, the daughter of Demeter and Zeus, carried off by Hades to the underworld and thereafter permitted to spend only half the year back in the world. The myth presents this cycle of loss and return as the origin of the seasons. |
| sylph |
in myth, any of a group of beings that inhabit the air. [1/2 definitions] |
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