We have been studying ancient Greek mythology. We compared the two cultures' mythologies. There is a popular mythology that he discovered the cause of the disease by himself.
Recent Examples on the WebQueen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at age 96, would live at the center of such complicated and often oppositional mythology for decades to come.Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 The two beings dive into the ocean together and emerge as a single animorph, fusing the romantic hero-on-horseback trope with a healthy dose of Greek mythology. Leah Dolan, CNN, 5 Aug. 2022 The mountain is said to be the final resting place of Diarmuid and Gráinne, two eloping lovers of Irish mythology. J.r. Patterson, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 The body of each Atalante, named for Atalanta, a heroine of Greek mythology, bore its own unique styling details, often with oversized headlights and a two-tone color combination reflecting fashionable Art Deco style. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 4 July 2022 Making artificial humans has been a goal of many for centuries, even dating back to the ancient times of Greek mythology. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 12 June 2022 The world of barbecue is full of mythology that is wrong. Fork. Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2022 Their conversation, in a hotel room in Istanbul where the scholar of mythology attends a conference, leads her to make a wish that surprises them both. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022 Channel a goddess of Greek mythology with this one-of-a-kind Prounis cuff, which was handmade with the ancient goldsmithing technique of repoussé. Dania Lucero Ortiz, Town & Country, 18 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English methologie, mithologie "exposition of a myth, book of myths," borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French mythologie, borrowed from Late Latin mȳthologia (in Mythologiae, title of a myth compilation by Fulgentius, ca. 500), borrowed from Greek mȳthología "fiction, storytelling," from mŷthos "utterance, tale, myth" + -o--o- + -logia-logy
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MYTHOLOGY | MYTHOLOGY + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤popular廣為人知的謬傳➤personal個人神話➤national民族神話➤cultural, political文化/政治神話▸➤ancient, classical, old, traditional古老的神話;古典神話;傳統神話➤modern, new現代神話;新神話➤Greek, Hindu, Norse, Roman, etc.希臘、印度、古斯堪的納維亞、羅馬等神話VERB + MYTHOLOGY➤enter變得荒誕不實◇Stories about the ghost have entered the mythology of the town.鬧鬼的故事已經成為該鎮種種荒誕不實掌故的一部份。➤create編造神話◇She has created her own mythology in the books.她在書中編造了自己的神話。MYTHOLOGY + VERB➤surround sb/sth神話圍繞⋯◇the mythology that surrounds the princess關於公主的神話PREPOSITION➤in (a/the) mythology在神話中◇the characters in Greek mythology希臘神話中的人物➤mythology about, mythology of有關⋯的錯誤看法◇a whole mythology about how to get fit關於如何健身的一整套錯誤看法◇the national mythology of marriage and family關於婚姻和家庭的民族神話