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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmitologia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mitologia
"A mitologia nórdica tem muitos deuses poderosos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
"Greek mythology is filled with fascinating stories of gods and heroes."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 15th century: via medieval Latin from Greek muthologia 'legendary lore', from muthos 'myth' + -logia '-logy'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mythology" is said worldwide
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mythologie
Transliteration: mythologie
"La mythologie grecque est très populaire."
Mythologie
Transliteration: Mythologie
"Die griechische Mythologie fasziniert viele Menschen."
mitologia
Transliteration: mitologia
"La mitologia greca è ricca di avventure."
mitología
Transliteration: mitología
"Estudiamos la mitología griega en la escuela."
mitologia
Transliteration: mitologia
"A mitologia nórdica tem muitos deuses poderosos."
पौराणिफ़ कथाएँ
Transliteration: pauranik kathaen
Script: पौराणिक कथाएँ
"भारतीय पौराणिक कथाएँ बहुत पुरानी हैं।"
神话
Transliteration: shénhuà
"中国神话有很多英雄故事。"
신화
Transliteration: sinhwa
"그는 그리스 신화에 관심이 많습니다."
神話
Transliteration: shinwa
"ギリシャ神話には多くの神々が登場します。"
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