mythology
C4119
concept
Mythology is a body of traditional stories, beliefs, and legends that cultures use to explain natural phenomena, human behavior, and the origins of the world and their customs.
Aliases (14)
- mythological corpus ×2
- Caucasian mythology ×1
- Greek mythological tradition ×1
- Mesoamerican myth ×1
- Mexica legend ×1
- Northwest Coast mythology ×1
- ancient Egyptian myth ×1
- body of myths ×1
- folklore ×1
- foundation myth ×1
- indigenous mythology ×1
- modern paganism ×1
- mythological cycle ×1
- mythological tradition ×1
Instances (17)
- Norse mythology
- Tenochtitlan founding legend ("Mesoamerican myth")
- Osiris myth ("ancient Egyptian myth")
- Arthurian legend ("mythological corpus")
- slaying of Python by Apollo ("foundation myth")
- Haida mythology
- Heracles cycle ("mythological cycle")
- Greco-Roman mythology ("mythological tradition")
- Nart sagas ("mythological corpus")
- Uatsdin ("modern paganism")