Definisjon av myth

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Noun

myth - a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
mythology the study of myths
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Substantiv

myth - A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.
myth - Such stories as a genre.
myth - A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.
myth - A person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend.

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  • myth
    A traditional or legendary story, usually dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, heroes or events, that is with or without determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, but is used to explain some practice, rite or phenomenon of nature, or to justify the existence of a social institution.

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