MYTHOLOGY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MYTHOLOGY?

Need another word that means the same as “mythology”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “mythology” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Mythology” are: myth, myths, legend, legends, folklore, folk tales, folk stories, lore, tradition, stories, tales

Mythology as a Noun

Definitions of "Mythology" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mythology” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The study of myths.
• A set of stories or beliefs about a particular person, institution, or situation, especially when exaggerated or fictitious.
• A collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
• Myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person.

Synonyms of "Mythology" as a noun (11 Words)

folk stories	The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community.
folk tales	The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community.
folklore	The traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth. Hollywood folklore.
legend	An inscription, especially on a coin or medal. According to legend he banished all the snakes from Ireland.
legends	Brief description accompanying an illustration.
lore	A body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth. Baseball lore.
myth	A widely held but false belief or idea. Ancient Celtic myths.
myths	A traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people.
stories	A record or narrative description of past events. The story of exposure to lead.
tales	A writ for summoning substitute jurors when the original jury has become deficient in number.
tradition	An artistic or literary method or style established by an artist, writer, or movement, and subsequently followed by others. Japan s unique cultural traditions.

Usage Examples of "Mythology" as a noun

• Jewish and Christian mythologies.
• Tales from Greek mythology.
• We look for change in our thirties, not in our forties, as popular mythology has it.
• This field includes archaeology, comparative mythology, and folklore.

Associations of "Mythology" (30 Words)

avatar	An icon or figure representing a particular person in a video game, internet forum, etc. The very avatar of cunning.
centaur	A creature with the head, arms, and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse.
chimera	(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion’s head and a goat’s body and a serpent’s tail; daughter of Typhon. The economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera.
deification	The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god. The capitalists deification of capital.
deity	A god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion. Also on show is a bronze falcon deity.
dryad	A deity or nymph of the woods.
fabulous	Very good; wonderful. The fabulous endurance of a marathon runner.
fairy	Offensive term for an openly homosexual man. Fairy gold.
faun	One of a class of lustful rural gods, represented as a man with a goat’s horns, ears, legs, and tail.
genie	A spirit of Arabian folklore, frequently depicted as being imprisoned within a bottle or oil lamp and as being capable of granting wishes when summoned.
goddess	A female deity. Athena Nike goddess of victory.
hero	A man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength. Jumpsuits are hands down our hottest hero piece right now.
imagine	Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case. After Ned died everyone imagined that Mabel would move away.
legend	A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated. According to legend he banished all the snakes from Ireland.
legendary	Celebrated in fable or legend. The legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers.
magic	Move change or create by or as if by magic. Suddenly as if by magic the doors start to open.
mermaid	A mythical sea creature with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish, conventionally depicted as beautiful and with long flowing golden hair.
myth	A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. The heroes of Greek myth.
mythical	Based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity. One of Denmark s greatest mythical heroes.
mythological	Based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity. The tree of life is one of the oldest of all mythological symbols.
pantheon	(especially in ancient Greece and Rome) a temple dedicated to all the gods. The pantheon of the all time greats.
personification	A person who represents an abstract quality. She is the personification of optimism.
phoenix	A legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years. I m that phoenix the old fashioned family doctor.
priestess	A woman priest.
princess	The female ruler of a small state, actually, nominally, or originally subject to a king or emperor. Stop being such a princess.
saga	A narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account. A figure straight out of a Viking saga.
satyr	A satyrid butterfly with chiefly dark brown wings. Charles was an unmarried satyr.
talisman	A trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease. A dolphin talisman would ensure a safe journey on land or at sea.
unicorn	A heraldic representation of a unicorn with a twisted horn a deer s feet a goat s beard and a lion s tail. An album like this is something of a unicorn.
witch	A woman who is bewitchingly attractive. She witched Jake.