mythology

mythology
noun
ADJECTIVE
popular
personal
national
cultural, political
ancient, classical, old, traditional
modern, new
Greek, Hindu, Norse, Roman, etc.
VERB + MYTHOLOGY
surround sb/sth

the mythology that surrounds the princess

enter

Stories about the ghost have entered the mythology of the town.

create

She has created her own mythology in the books.

PREPOSITION
in (a/the) mythology

the characters in Greek mythology

mythology about (esp. BrE), mythology of

a whole mythology about how to get fit

the national mythology of marriage and family


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