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myth
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- pronunciation:
- mIth
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a story or group of stories that form part of the traditional knowledge of a society. Myths often use imaginative plots and characters to explain how the world began and why nature and people behave the way they do.
An old Egyptian myth tells why the Nile River floods every year.- synonyms:
- folklore, legend
- similar words:
- allegory, epic, fable, history, narrative, story, tale, tradition
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| definition 2: |
a story, person, or thing that has been made up or imagined and is not real.
Her story about seeing an alien spacecraft is a myth.- synonyms:
- fiction
- similar words:
- fable, fairy tale, fantasy, story, tale
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similar to myth |
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allegory, ballad, epic, fable, folk tale, parable, story, tale |
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some mythological characters |
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Atlas, centaur, Cyclops, fairy, giant, gnome, Hercules, Hermes, hero, heroine, Midas, Muse, nymph, Orion |
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some gods of Greek mythology |
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Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Demeter, Hera, Pan, Pluto, Poseidon, Uranus, Zeus |
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some gods of Roman mythology |
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Ceres, Cupid, Juno, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Neptune, Saturn, Venus |
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