myth

Located in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua, Italy, the sumptuously painted, illusionistic chamber depicts the era’s civic society and figures from classical antiquity and myth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Experts at Scandinavian national museums know that Vikings were a diverse group, far from the all-male warrior myth.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

The oft-cited lack of fan support for the Expos is largely a myth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

"I waited and I waited and it just never happened, so it became something of a myth and something of a legend amongst Doctor Who fans from that point onwards."

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

When he was feeling easiest, usually around noon, I would ask him for a myth or tale.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Mungiu also began working on what would eventually become the subversive 2009 omnibus film “Tales From the Golden Age,” which riffed on Communist-era Romanian urban myths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

In the remaining lore, myths recur of episodes of runaway planetary temperature changes, hot and cold, as well as a series of volcanic blasts that changed the globe.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Ms. Schrager debunks several myths that she says keep Americans of all ages and stations from taking healthy chances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

One of the most central myths in online testosterone research is that the more is always better, without qualification.

From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026

Any large-scale human cooperation—whether a modern state, a medieval church, an ancient city or an archaic tribe—is rooted in common myths that exist only in people’s collective imagination.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari