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The [[word]] '''''mythology''''' (from Greek ''μυθολογία'' From the Ancient Greek μυθολογία ''mythología'', [[meaning]] "a story-telling, a legendary lore", from μυθολογείν ''mythologein'' "to relate myths", from μύθος ''mythos'', meaning "narrative, speech, word, fact, story" λόγος ''logos'', meaning "speech, oration, [[discourse]], quote, story, study, [[reason]], [[argument]]". Refers to a body of [[myth]]s that a particular [[culture]] believes to be true and that use the [[supernatural]] to interpret natural events and to explain the nature of the universe and humanity. '''Mythology''' also refers to the branch of [[knowledge]] dealing with the collection, study and interpretation of [[myth]]s, also known as mythography.
The [[word]] '''''mythology''''' (from Greek ''μυθολογία'' From the Ancient Greek μυθολογία ''mythología'', [[meaning]] "a story-telling, a legendary lore", from μυθολογείν ''mythologein'' "to relate myths", from μύθος ''mythos'', meaning "narrative, speech, word, fact, story" λόγος ''logos'', meaning "speech, oration, [[discourse]], quote, story, study, [[reason]], [[argument]]". Refers to a body of [[myth]]s that a particular [[culture]] believes to be true and that use the [[supernatural]] to interpret natural events and to explain the nature of the universe and humanity. '''Mythology''' also refers to the branch of [[knowledge]] dealing with the collection, study and interpretation of [[myth]]s, also known as mythography.
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Myth''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Myth '''''this link'''''].</center>
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The term ''mythology'' has been in use since at least the 15th century, and means "the study or exposition of myths". The additional meaning of "body of myths" itself dates to 1781. (In extended use, the word can also refer to collective or personal [[ideology]] or received [[wisdom]], as in "At least since Tocqueville compared American society to 'a vast lottery', our mythology of business has celebrated risk-taking." The adjective ''mythical'' dates to 1678.
The term ''mythology'' has been in use since at least the 15th century, and means "the study or exposition of myths". The additional meaning of "body of myths" itself dates to 1781. (In extended use, the word can also refer to collective or personal [[ideology]] or received [[wisdom]], as in "At least since Tocqueville compared American society to 'a vast lottery', our mythology of business has celebrated risk-taking." The adjective ''mythical'' dates to 1678.