Myth
ਮਿੱਥ
definition
noun
Another similar myth is the story of Cybele and Attis.
a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
he wants to dispel the myth that sea kayaking is too risky or too strenuous
a widely held but false belief or idea.
abbreviation
mythological or mythology.
example
It should not surprise anyone if it turns out that Jean Houston's autobiography is a piece of fiction, a heroic 'myth' spun by her imagination out of the fabric of her desires.
The Thais had a traditional creation 'myth' before the arrival of the Buddhist religion.
Well, I think, to some extent, the liberal media was always a 'myth' and exaggeration.
Nonetheless, it is a 'myth' that persists as widely accepted conventional wisdom.
The film is a 'myth' about idealism and adulthood.
His secret masters of the world may be a 'myth' , but imagining they exist can make for an enjoyable reading experience.
he wants to dispel the 'myth' that sea kayaking is too risky or too strenuous
This chapter should help to dispel the popular 'myth' of ‘genetic determinism’, the view that our genes determine our phenotype.
nobody had ever heard of Simon's mysterious friend—Anna said he was a 'myth'
the belief that evening primrose oil helps to cure eczema is a 'myth', according to dermatologists
the book is a scholarly study of the Churchill 'myth'
One Palauan 'myth' recounts the story of a magical breadfruit tree that the child of the sun provided for his human mother.
It is widely regarded as a 'myth' , but could it actually be true?
Pati demolishes the 'myth' of a monolithic Christianity by presenting the details of the rebellion of the Mundas of Gangpur, a princely state.
The obvious answer is that this new meme spread so fast because it piggybacks with a very old meme, the 'myth' of Christian persecution.
And then the third one, the Christian 'myth' about perfectibility not here and now in this world, but in some future time and place.
Classic Norse 'myth' is rife with stories concerning Loki's attempts to subvert Odin's authority, and Odin's retaliatory actions.
The 'myth' consists in the belief that only deflation entails unequal and arbitrary burdens for the citizens.
In Greek 'myth' , the story of the Crab is not a tale of heroic glory, but rather a celebration of loyalty, persistence and determination.
The Western 'myth' looms large in the American imagination, but the place and its people are not well understood.
the book is a scholarly study of the Churchill 'myth'
In later Greek 'myth' Hecate is presented as the daughter of Hera and Zeus.
the heroes of Greek 'myth'
I think the timocratic structure of divinity in early Greek 'myth' might be quite a good thing to apply to the tale of Eris, the apple and the Trojan War.
The proposed link between the grail episode and early Celtic 'myth' was not the only suggestion put forward to explain the grail.
Another similar 'myth' is the story of Cybele and Attis.
He said the average customers were men who gambled at weekends, dispelling the popular 'myth' that housewives were behind the rise in the popularity of poker.
One well-known 'myth' about Dionysus concerns the invention of wine.
Its legend in Norse 'myth' shows how Odin won it for the Gods and tells that it was brewed from the blood of Kvasir, the poet.
there is a popular 'myth' that corporations are big people with lots of money
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