Mythology
Mythology noun - The body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place.
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Synonyms for Mythology
Oral tradition and mythology are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oral tradition" instead a noun "Mythology".
Nearby Word: mythological
Oral tradition
Mythology and oral tradition are semantically related. You can use "Mythology" instead a noun phrase "Oral tradition".
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Related pairs
- fantasy and mythology
- fantasy and oral tradition
- fable and mythology
- fable and oral tradition
- culture and mythology
- culture and oral tradition
- legend and mythology
- legend and oral tradition
- tradition and mythology
- tradition and oral tradition
- wisdom and mythology
- wisdom and oral tradition
- superstition and mythology
- superstition and oral tradition
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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.
Source: Oral Tradition -
It is invented mythology that, rather than arising out of centuries of oral tradition, is penned over a short period of time by a single author or small group of collaborators.
Source: Mythopoeia
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Oral tradition and Mythology. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mythology/oral_tradition
Mythology & Oral tradition. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mythology/oral_tradition>.
Oral tradition or Mythology. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mythology/oral_tradition.
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