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mythology
mythology [Greek,=the telling of stories], the entire body of myths in a given tradition, and the study of myths. Students of anthropology, folklore, and religion study myths in different ways, distinguishing them from various other forms of popular, often orally transmitted, literature. Much of th... Read more
Momus
Momus , figure in Greek mythology. He was the personification of censure and mockery. ... Read more
peri
peri , in Persian mythology, supernatural being. Peris were said to be fallen angels who were denied paradise until they did penance. Originally agents of evil, in later mythology they were identified as benevolent spirits. ... Read more
Amphitrite
Amphitrite , in Greek mythology, queen of the sea; daughter of Nereus. She was the wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton. ... Read more
Etzel
Etzel , in Germanic mythology, king who corresponds to the historic Attila . In the Nibelungenlied he appears as Etzel and in the Volsungasaga as Atli. ... Read more
Harpy
Harpy in Greek mythology, winged women with sharp claws who snatched food, objects, or people. ... Read more
Hyperboreans
Hyperboreans , in Greek mythology, people dwelling in a state of perfect bliss in the Far North who were Apollo worshipers. ... Read more
Iris
Iris , in Greek mythology, goddess of the rainbow; daughter of Electra and Thaumas. She was often represented as a messenger of Zeus and Hera. ... Read more
Lethe
Lethe , in Greek mythology, river of forgetfulness in Hades. The dead drank from Lethe upon their arrival in the underworld. ... Read more
Tethys
Tethys in Greek religion and mythology, a Titan, daughter of Gaea and Uranus. She was the wife of the seagod Oceanus and the mother of the Oceanids. ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "mythology"

mythology
Book article from: World Encyclopedia mythology Literally, telling of stories, but usually collectively defined...of gods who are more or less anthropomorphic. See also African mythology ; Celtic mythology ; Central and South American mythology ; Chinese mythology ; Egyptian...
mythology and the body
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body mythology and the body The human body is essential...the most frequently found notions in mythology concerning the body is the association...are a few examples of this phenomenon. Mythology reveals a widespread, though not universal...
Chinese mythology
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Chinese mythology During the Shang dynasty, divination by means of animal bones was used...the reduction of chaos to order. Later, in conjunction with popular mythology, there existed a formal Chinese pantheon ruled by a father-god...
Egyptian mythology
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Egyptian mythology Polytheistic mythology that developed in small agricultural communities, each with its own local deities, united under the Pharaohs. A vast pantheon of gods and a multiplicity of myths emerged. Each religious centre had its...
Teutonic mythology
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Teutonic mythology Traditional beliefs of the Germanic peoples. Much of the mythology of pre-Christian Germany and Scandinavia is preserved in two Icelandic works, the Eddas. According to the Eddas, before the creation of the world there existed...
Oceanic mythology
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Oceanic mythology Traditional beliefs of the native inhabitants of Oceania . The mythological...Ancestor worship is also an important part of social life. In most Oceanic mythology, the concept of mana plays a fundamental role. Mana is seen as an...
Assyro-Babylonian mythology
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Assyro-Babylonian mythology Early mythology of Mesopotamia. It described a cosmic order of heaven, Earth, and an underworld. Some 4000 deities and demons directed the physical and spiritual activities of the world.
Central and South American mythology
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Central and South American mythology Traditional beliefs of the native peoples of Mexico and Central and South America. The Aztecs had a rich and complex mythology, much of it based on the earlier cultures of the Toltecs and Mayas . The Aztecs...
Myth And Mythology
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Myth And Mythology In educated circles, myths or mythical materials can be concepts, images, symbols, and narratives. They may be regarded variously...
Persian mythology, ancient
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Persian mythology, ancient Beliefs of the ancient Persian (Iranian) people. The oldest Persian deity was Mithra, who was identified with the...

Dictionary entries related to "mythology"

Mythology and Psychoanalysis
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis MYTHOLOGY AND PSYCHOANALYSIS The closest psychoanalytic definition of the term mythology, found in dictionaries, is a "set of beliefs...identifications and sublimations. Additionally, mythology, being a part of the cultural heritage of the...
mythology
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...tradition: Ganesa was the god of wisdom and success in Hindu mythology | a book discussing Jewish and Christian mythologies...situation, esp. when exaggerated or fictitious: in popular mythology, truckers are kings of the road. 2. the study of myths...
Select Bibliography
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...Constable, 1906. Ashe, Geoffrey . Mythology of the British Isles . London: Methuen...Bellingham, David . An Introduction to Celtic Mythology . London: Apple Press, 1990. Birkhan...Clarke, Lindsay . Essential Celtic Mythology . London, San Francisco: Thorsons...
Myths
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ...1979). For better or worse, Western mythology inherited this opposition between rational...Freud related psychoanalytic theory to mythology in the broad sense of the term (myths...construction operates at the heart of mythology and aboriginal rituals" (R ó...
Hierarchy and Order
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...mythological conceptions. Ancient Greek mythology and philosophy put forth this idea in...beings. The last idea is expressed in mythology by the concept of destiny, which defines...puzzling questions in Greek philosophy. In mythology this dialectic is described as a birth...
Vedic
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...applied to the language, literature, religion, mythology and ritual pertaining to the Veda . Generally...differences between the two religions are seen in their mythology and ritual. Vedic mythology presents a pantheon of deities many of which...
Müller, Max
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...to arguments about the origins of religion and mythology. In his view, mythology began in the human sense of the overpowering might...those who followed his views, ‘nature mythology’), with these powers early being...
swan
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...numerous legendary associations, including the story in Irish mythology that the Children of Lir were changed into swans by enchantment...belief that the swan sings once before it dies. In classical mythology the swan was sacred to Apollo and to Venus (occasionally...
Maia
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Maia in Greek mythology, the daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes. In Roman mythology, Maia is a goddess associated with Vulcan and also (by confusion with the Greek goddess) with Mercury, the Roman equivalent of Hermes. She was worshipped...
Yama
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...x323;ad , Yama bestows highest knowledge. Post-Vedic mythology in contrast portrays Yama as a judge and punisher of the dead...the souls of the dead. This image is embellished in later mythology where he is a terrible deity inflicting torture upon souls...

Thesaurus entries related to "mythology"

mythology
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus mythology • noun  no ancient culture is without its mythology synonyms : myth(s), legend(s), folklore, folk tales, folk stories, lore, tradition.
Elysium
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus Elysium • noun Greek Mythology  human souls conveyed to Elysium synonyms...afterlife, the next world, the hereafter; Scandinavian Mythology Valhalla; Classical Mythology the Islands of the Blessed; Arthurian Legend Avalon...
folklore
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English folklore • noun   synonyms : legend, myth, mythology, lore, oral history, tradition, folk tradition; legends, fables, myths, old wives' tales.
staff
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...crook.   3. a staff of office synonyms : rod, tipstaff, cane, mace, wand, scepter, crozier, verge; Greek Mythology caduceus. • verb  the center is staffed by teachers synonyms : man, people, crew, work, operate...
myth
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...ancient Greek myths synonyms : folk tale, folk story, legend, tale, story, fable, saga, mythos, lore, folklore, mythology.   2. the myths surrounding childbirth synonyms : misconception, fallacy, false notion, old wives' tale, fairy...
legend
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...legends synonyms : myth, saga, epic, tale, story, folk tale, folk story, fairy tale, fable, mythos, folklore, lore, mythology, fantasy, oral history, folk tradition; urban myth.   2. film legends synonyms : celebrity, star, superstar...
godlike
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus godlike • adjective  the godlike giants of Roman mythology synonyms : divine, godly, superhuman; angelic, seraphic; spiritual, heavenly, celestial; sacred, holy, saintly.
lore
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus lore • noun   1. Arthurian lore synonyms : mythology, myths, legends, stories, traditions, folklore, fables, oral tradition, mythos.   2. baseball lore synonyms : knowledge, learning, wisdom; informal know-how.
fable
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...wary fox synonyms : moral tale, tale, parable, allegory.   2. the fables of ancient Greece synonyms : myth, legend, saga, epic, folk tale, folk story, fairy tale, mythos, folklore, mythology. See note at fiction.
fate
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0; 3. a similar fate would befall other killers synonyms : death, demise, end; retribution, sentence.   4. Mythology ( the Fates ) the Fates will decide synonyms : the weird sisters; the Parcae, the Moirai, the Norns; ‘Clotho...

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Handbook of Classical Mythology
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