Definition of myth

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Myth (n.) A story of great but unknown age which originally embodied a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; an ancient legend of a god, a hero, the origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of prehistoric origin; a popular fable which is, or has been, received as historical..

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Sandman :: Sandman (n.) A mythical person who makes children sleepy, so that they rub their eyes as if there were sand in them..
Mythopoeic :: Mythopoeic (a.) Making or producing myths; giving rise to mythical narratives.
Elf :: Elf (n.) An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks..
Apocryphal :: Apocryphal (a.) Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false.
Aeolian :: Aeolian (a.) Pertaining to Aeolus, the mythic god of the winds; pertaining to, or produced by, the wind; aerial..
Mythic :: Mythic (a.) Alt. of Mythica.
Titanic :: Titanic (a.) Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic structures..
Sphinx :: Sphinx (n.) On Greek art and mythology, a she-monster, usually represented as having the winged body of a lion, and the face and breast of a young woman..
Hyperion :: Hyperion (n.) The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified with Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty..
Typhoean :: Typhoean (a.) Of or pertaining to Typhoeus (t/*f//s), the fabled giant of Greek mythology, having a hundred heads; resembling Typhoeus..
Mythologian :: Mythologian (n.) A mythologist.
Sop :: Sop (v. t.) Anything given to pacify; -- so called from the sop given to Cerberus, as related in mythology..
Freya :: Freya (n.) The daughter of Njord, and goddess of love and beauty; the Scandinavian Venus; -- in Teutonic myths confounded with Frigga, but in Scandinavian, distinct..
Achilles' Tendon :: Achilles' tendon (n.) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx..
Kami :: Kami (n. pl.) A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still represented by the mikado..
Legend :: Legend (n.) Any wonderful story coming down from the past, but not verifiable by historical record; a myth; a fable..
Sea Horse :: Sea horse () A fabulous creature, half horse and half fish, represented in classic mythology as driven by sea dogs or ridden by the Nereids. It is also depicted in heraldry. See Hippocampus..
Mythological :: Mythological (a.) Of or pertaining to mythology or to myths; mythical; fabulous.
Constellation :: Constellation (n.) A cluster or group of fixed stars, or dvision of the heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some animal, or of some mythologial personage, within whose imaginary outline, as traced upon the heavens, the group is included..
Circean :: Circean (a.) Having the characteristics of Circe, daughter of Sol and Perseis, a mythological enchantress, who first charmed her victims and then changed them to the forms of beasts; pleasing, but noxious; as, a Circean draught..
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