Synonyms for
Myth
Definition
A traditional story that explains a belief, custom, or mysterious natural phenomenon.
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Common collocations
- ancient myth
- creation myth
- Greek myth
- urban myth
- popular myth
- debunk a myth
- challenge a myth
- spread a myth
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Usage note
A 'myth' is a traditional story, often concerning early history or explaining natural phenomena, and is not necessarily false. It can also refer to a widely held but false belief.
Example sentences
- The Greeks had many myths about their gods and goddesses.
- Some people believe in the myth of Bigfoot.
- One famous myth is the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
- The myth of the Loch Ness Monster has been around for centuries.
- The myth of Atlantis tells the story of a lost city.
Quotes
A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.
Mythology is not a lie, mythology is poetry, it is metaphorical. It has been well said that mythology is the penultimate truth--penultimate because the ultimate cannot be put into words. It is beyond words. Beyond images, beyond that bounding rim of the Buddhist Wheel of Becoming. Mythology pitches the mind beyond that rim, to what can be known but not told.
Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.