Mitología (en. Mythology)

/mitolo'χia/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Study and analysis of the myths of a culture.

Greek mythology is fascinating for its gods and heroes.

La mitología griega es fascinante por sus dioses y héroes.

Set of mythical narratives that explain natural phenomena or social beliefs.

Aztec mythology includes myths about the creation of the world.

La mitología azteca incluye mitos sobre la creación del mundo.

Science that studies myths in general.

Mythology can be considered an important part of anthropology.

La mitología se puede considerar una parte importante de la antropología.

Comes from the Greek 'mythos' (myth) and 'logia' (study).

Roman mythology

Set of myths of ancient Rome.

mitología romana

urban myth

False or exaggerated story that is passed among people.

mito urbano

gods of mythology

Deities that appear in the myths of various cultures.

dioses de la mitología

myth

Traditional narrative involving fantastic or divine beings.

mito

legend

Account of facts related to historical events that have been transformed over time.

leyenda

fable

Short story in which talking animals often intervene and that leaves a moral.

fábula

It is used to refer to something that is extremely exaggerated or fantastic.

That story sounds like mythology, it can't be true!

Esa historia suena como una mitología, ¡no puede ser verdad!

It is used to describe a series of implausible excuses.

His explanations were pure mythology.

Sus explicaciones eran pura mitología.