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| Aeaean |
of or pertaining to the culture or inhabitants of this mythological region. [1/2 definitions] |
| constellation |
any of eighty-eight groupings or patterns of stars named after the animals, objects, or mythological characters they are thought to resemble. [1/3 definitions] |
| cornucopia |
a mythological goat's horn containing an endless supply of food, used as a symbol of abundance and prosperity; horn of plenty. [1/3 definitions] |
| demigod |
a mythological being who is part divine and part human, such as the offspring of a god and a human. [1/3 definitions] |
| demythologize |
to discount or do away with the mythological characteristics or mythical associations of, as in an attempt to arrive at a more realistic understanding. |
| Edda |
either of two early Icelandic literary works, one a collection of religious and mythological poems, and the other a summary of Norse mythology and a manual on poetry. |
| opera seria |
eighteenth-century Italian dramatic opera, characterized by frequent arias and classical or mythological themes. |
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