mythology
English Thesaurus
1. the study of myths (noun.cognition)
| domain category | : | mythology, |
| definition | : | myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person (noun.group) |
2. myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | classical mythology, |
| definition | : | the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | norse mythology, |
| definition | : | the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | myth, |
| definition | : | a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | annwfn, annwn, |
| definition | : | (Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | mythology, |
| definition | : | the study of myths (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | diffusion, |
| definition | : | the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another (noun.event) |
| domain member category | : | arjuna, |
| definition | : | (Hindu mythology) the warrior prince in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | nibelung, |
| definition | : | (German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | nibelung, |
| definition | : | (German mythology) a companion or follower of Siegfried (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | siegfried, |
| definition | : | (German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed; Sigurd is the Norse counterpart (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | wayland, wayland the smith, wieland, |
| definition | : | (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | teutonic deity, |
| definition | : | (German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | anglo-saxon deity, |
| definition | : | (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | brunhild, brunnhilde, brynhild, |
| definition | : | a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | thunderbird, |
| definition | : | (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird (noun.person) |
3. the study of myths (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | mythologist, |
| definition | : | an expert on mythology (noun.person) |
4. myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person (noun.group)
| derivation | : | mythologist, |
| definition | : | an expert on mythology (noun.person) |
5. the study of myths (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | mythologist, |
| definition | : | an expert on mythology (noun.person) |
6. myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person (noun.group)
| derivation | : | mythologist, |
| definition | : | an expert on mythology (noun.person) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore mythology in ArtiKata.com >