мифоло́гия — meaning in English

English meaning

• myth noun A traditional story, often about gods or heroes, that explains the origins of the world or a people.
• mythology noun A traditional body of myths belonging to a particular culture, explaining its origins, gods, ancestors, and heroes.

Senses

мифоло́гия is used for these senses in English:

• myth (uncountable) Such stories as a genre.
• mythology (countable, _, and, _, uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.

myth — full definition

1. noun A traditional story, often about gods or heroes, that explains the origins of the world or a people.
2. noun A widely believed idea that is actually false.

mythology — full definition

1. noun A traditional body of myths belonging to a particular culture, explaining its origins, gods, ancestors, and heroes.
2. noun A set of widely believed ideas about something that are false or exaggerated.
3. noun The academic study of myths and how they are structured and used.

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