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mythology

[mi-thol-uh-jee] / mɪˈθɒl ə dʒi /


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The bust on sale depicts Daphne, Apollo's first love in Greek mythology, and is inscribed with the Latin phrase "me fecit Roma" - translating to "Rome made me".

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

“The fateful agency of women,” she writes, “and their power over life and death” is pervasive throughout the culture’s mythology.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

In Greek mythology, the volcano was associated with the burial of the giants Typhon and Enceladus after they were defeated by the Olympian gods.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

The Costco food court, of course, has developed a mythology all its own.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

In ancient Greek mythology, the Three Sisters of Fate spin out a person’s destiny within three nights of their birth.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

The superhero franchises just go on and on, and if you don’t know the histories or mythologies or inside jokes, well, you’re simply not a member of the sect.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

You then tend to have groupthink and bubbles that form, bubbles that are associated with their own kinds of mythologies and ideologies.

From Salon Jan. 20, 2026

Timothée Chalamet, for example, is hugely popular - but his most recent hits have been Dune and Wonka, which had their own existing fanbases and mythologies.

From BBC May 24, 2024

The Ceiba occupies a central position in various Mesoamerican mythologies, while the imposing tree’s thorns turn up as ritual decoration on ancient Maya incense burners and burial urns.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2024

He reads histories and mythologies and fairy tales, wondering why it seems that only girls are ever swept away from their mundane lives on farms by knights or princes or wolves.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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