Myth and Wisdom

Myth

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

Nearby Words: mythical, mythic

Wisdom noun - The ability to understand inner qualities or relationships.

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Myth and wisdom are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Myth" instead a noun "Wisdom".

human	human myth	human wisdom
old	old myth	old wisdom
pure	pure myth	pure wisdom
common	common myth	common wisdom
Other adjectives: original, simple, popular, real, ancient, traditional, mere, older.

Myth/Norsemythology has the Mead of Poetry, which grants great wisdom to the drinker.

Source: Super Intelligence
Mythopoeia: His magnum opus is a retelling of the history of mankind as a myth, which also claims that all myths are related, and that all wisdom derives from the same source, or the same sage.

Source: Creator / Henrik Wergeland
Possibly older than The Bible: Greek Mythology has the myth of goddess of wisdom and crafts Athena disguising herself as an old woman to confront the young and foolish Arachne about Arachne's boasts that her weave-work was better than Athena's.

Source: Wig, Dress, Accent

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