Knowledge and Myth

Knowledge

Knowledge noun - A body of facts learned by study or experience.

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Myth and knowledge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Myth" instead a noun "Knowledge".

Nearby Word: knowledgeable

Myth noun - The body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place.

Usage example: over the years Davy Crockett evolved from an actual person to one of the great figures of American myth

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Knowledge and myth are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knowledge" instead a noun "Myth".

Nearby Words: mythical, mythic

human	human knowledge	human myth
common	common knowledge	common myth
specific	specific knowledge	specific myth
certain	certain knowledge	certain myth
Other adjectives: actual, real, obscure, ancient, modern.

Lightning/Fire Juxtaposition: The myth of Prometheus has Prometheus going against Zeus' will to give fire (and knowledge as a result) to man.

Source: Myth / Classical Mythology
But the details of how Ixion came to seduce Hera is little knowledge to mainstream viewers and even Greek myth fans.

Source: Bowdlerise / Myth And Legend
According to the myth, their race was split into four sexes to demonstate their lack of self-knowledge; they were missing a vital aspect of self-awareness that prevented them being Whole.

Source: Creation Myth

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