Myth and Oral tradition

Myth

Myth noun - A traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature.
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Oral tradition and myth are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oral tradition" instead a noun "Myth".

Nearby Words: mythical, mythic

Oral tradition

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Myth and oral tradition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Myth" instead a noun phrase "Oral tradition".

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  • Then the DLC Dragonborn introduced the actual first Dragonborn from the time Dragons ruled Men... so long ago that the only knowledge available to modern historians are artefacts, fragments of myth and oral tradition in a few isolated groups.
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  • The genres most often associated with Oral Tradition are Myth, Legend, and Folklore (folktales, fairy tales, folk ballads, folk songs, etc.), or just Mythology.
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