How to Use mythology in a Sentence
mythology
noun- We compared the two cultures' mythologies.
- There is a popular mythology that he discovered the cause of the disease by himself.
- We have been studying ancient Greek mythology.
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In Norse mythology, the eclipse takes the form of two wolves—Skoll and Hati—chasing the sun and the moon.
— Elissaveta M. Brandon, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024 -
The name appears in Irish mythology, too, as the name of the Queen of Connacht and the name of the queen of the fairies.
— wendy Wisner, Parents, 26 July 2024 -
The mythology or practice didn’t fade away with the final show of the tour.
— David Browne, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024 -
And some of the most potent mythologies, of course, rely on omission.
— Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023 -
All that said, Goose Island clings to the 1992 mythology.
— Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 -
In all the mythology, what do people still get wrong about them?
— Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2024 -
The god of love was known as Cupid in Roman mythology and as Eros in Greece.
— Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2023 -
In Norse mythology, two ravens, Huginn and Muninn, serve as spies to the god Odin, whispering to him the news of the world.
— Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 -
The Swiss brands have been trading on the mythology and magic of the alpine origins of their watches for decades.
— Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2023 -
Artemis is named for the goddess of Greek mythology who was the twin sister of Apollo.
— Denise Chow, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2022 -
The show deals with how mythologies and fairy tales used to be lessons rather than Disney confections.
— Erik Piepenburg, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023 -
Nobody knows where it was first made — and the mystery and mythology are part of its allure.
— Fox News, 12 Oct. 2022 -
And according to that mythology, Fenris is destined to bring about the end of the world by eating the moon.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022 -
So does the Old Norse mythology inform any of this writing genre?
— Kristina Lindborg, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024 -
The symbol of the cornucopia traces its roots to Greek and Roman mythology.
— Leena Kim, Town & Country, 10 June 2023 -
There is some mythology that may be spread by the pro-default caucus.
— Charles Tiefer, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023 -
And how a visual artist can play a huge part in constructing the mythology of a band like U2 and Depeche Mode?
— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2023 -
The first is the mythology of pirates and things like mermaids, sea monsters and treasure maps.
— Rob Wieland, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 -
In the mythology, the elves saw their world decay as magic slowly faded across the ages.
— Christopher Ceccolini, SPIN, 13 Oct. 2022 -
And the build-out of the mansion's mythology and ghosts – plus the sizable cast – distracts from Gabbie and Travis' core story.
— Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023 -
Hades follows the journey of Zagreus, who in some versions of Greek mythology is considered the son of the god of the dead.
— Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 13 May 2024 -
Subsequent sequels expanded the scope of the world of the game and its macabre mythology.
— Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 Oct. 2022 -
The script weaves in references to modern art and Greek mythology.
— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2023 -
The Black cowboys photographed by Brian Branch-Price are so evocative of the mythology of this land.
— Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022 -
The First Shadow is rooted in the mythology and world established in the series.
— Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024 -
That implies Santa is immortal, but the film doesn’t hit the mythology angle too hard.
— Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024 -
The gulf features in Scottish mythology as the Goddess of Winter, Cailleach (creator, weather deity), a powerful weather kelpie who washes her plait in the waters there, which marks the moment when autumn turns into winter.
— Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2024
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