How to Use mythology in a Sentence

mythology

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  • 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.
  • 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
  • To the south is the open sea, home of a goddess who looms large in local mythology.
    — Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The Norns [female deities from Norse mythology] are not to be crossed.
    — Vogue, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Still, the myth of Blackness is entangled at the root of the South’s mythology.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 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 world of barbecue is full of mythology that is wrong. Fork.
    — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2022
  • 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
  • But to your point about whether there are real consequences of this episode in the mythology of both shows.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • In Greek mythology, Daphne was a nymph who turned into a laurel tree.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Ukrainians feed the mythology and have posted about armored Baba Yagas which are immune to gunfire.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025

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