[mi-thol-uh-jee] 
| 1. | a body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person: Greek mythology. |
| 2. | myths collectively. |
| 3. | the science or study of myths. |
| 4. | a set of stories, traditions, or beliefs associated with a particular group or the history of an event, arising naturally or deliberately fostered: the Fascist mythology of the interwar years. |
| my·thol·o·gy (mĭ-thŏl'ə-jē) n. pl. my·thol·o·gies
[French mythologie, from Late Latin mȳthologia, from Greek mūthologiā, story-telling : mūthos, story + -logiā, -logy.] my·thol'o·gist n. |
The body of myths belonging to a culture. Myths are traditional stories about gods and heroes. They often account for the basic aspects of existence — explaining, for instance, how the Earth was created, why people have to die, or why the year is divided into seasons. Classical mythology — the myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans — has had an enormous influence on European and American culture.
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