Mythology Definition
mĭ-thŏlə-jē
mythologies
noun
A body or collection of myths belonging to a people and addressing their origin, history, deities, ancestors, and heroes.
American Heritage
A book of or about myths.
Webster's New World
The science or study of myths.
Webster's New World
Myths collectively; esp., all the myths of a specific people or about a specific being.
Webster's New World
(countable and uncountable) Pervasive elements of a fictional universe that resemble a mythological universe.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Mythology
Noun
Singular:
mythology
Plural:
mythologiesOrigin of Mythology
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First attested in English in 1412. From Middle French mythologie, from Latin mythologia, from Ancient Greek μυθολογία (muthologia, “legend") μυθολογέω (muthologeō, “I tell tales"), from μυθολόγος (muthologos, “legend"), from μῦθος (muthos, “story") + λέγω (legō, “I say").
From Wiktionary
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French mythologie from Late Latin mȳthologia from Greek mūthologiā story-telling mūthos story logos saying –logy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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