mythos

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('thŏs, mĭth'ŏs) pronunciation
n., pl., my·thoi ('thoi, mĭth'oi).
  1. Myth.
  2. Mythology.
  3. The pattern of basic values and attitudes of a people, characteristically transmitted through myths and the arts.

[Greek mūthos.]


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noun

    A body of traditional beliefs and notions accumulated about a particular subject: folklore, legend, lore, myth, mythology, tradition. See knowledge/ignorance.

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For a list of words related to mythos, see:
  • Social Structure and Conditions - mythos: underlying and enduring attitudes and beliefs characteristic of a society, esp. in connection with supernatural forces


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - myte, mytologi

Nederlands (Dutch)
mythe

Français (French)
n. - mythe

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mythos

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μύθος

Italiano (Italian)
mito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mito (m)

Русский (Russian)
миф

Español (Spanish)
n. - mito, mitología

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - myt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
神话, 主题, 虚构理论

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 神話, 主題, 虛構理論

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 신화[체계], 특수한 가치관

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 神話, 神話体系

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أسطوري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אגדת קדומים, מיתוס‬


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PFY (computer jargon)
The Reality of a Dreamer (2000 Album by Mythos)
Cowboy's Sweetheart (1992 Album by Lynn Anderson)
Concrete City (1979 Album by Mythos)