Greek mythology
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- noun
- /ɡrik maɪˈθɑlədʒi/
- Literature
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mitología griega
- You might be surprised how often your knowledge of Greek mythology will add new depth to your understanding of literature.
- Ancient Greek mythology
I was reared on a diet of Greek mythology, Oz books, and Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- I was reared on a diet of Greek mythology, Oz books, and Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- Cassandra in Greek mythology was a woman cursed by the gods.
- Fred, my younger son, and I have signed up for the Great Courses Plus course on Greek mythology, and we are so excited.
- It's like a Greek mythology story, but it's with this kind of like modern folky music.
- The term that is used is drinking from the waters of the River Lefe, which is in Greek mythology.
- It turns out that years ago that in the Greeks mythology there was the saga of Tithonus and Aurora.
- You get this element of the the young female Archer that this is right out of Greek mythology, Artemis Dianic character.
- And it's because they were there because they really, really, really wanted to know about, you know, ancient Greek mythology or whatever.
- Another one that I like a lot is Lost love rescued and the myth for that is Orpheus and Uradiche in the the Greek mythology.
- Yeah, I, I saw that they think psychedelics had right an impact on Greek, Greek mythology and religion.
Examples
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Ah, as in Ariadne from Greek mythology?
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In Greek mythology, she worked with Charybdis, a whirlpool, to trap sailors.
Academic text (2007) -
In Greek mythology, this is like giving the gift of love.
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According to Greek mythology, he was the one who...
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It's from ancient Greek mythology.
Fiction book (2002) -
Fred, my younger son, and I have signed up for the Great Courses Plus course on Greek mythology, and we are so excited.
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When designing the costumes, the students were inspired by Greek mythology as well as British heritage.
Blog text (34) -
In Greek mythology, Zeus placed Arcturus in the sky to protect other stars.
Academic text (2007) -
Cassandra in Greek mythology was a woman cursed by the gods.
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In Greek mythology, the hero Hercules is known for his incredible strength and bravery.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the body of traditional stories from ancient Greece' is directly and compositionally derived from 'Greek' (pertaining to Greece) modifying 'mythology' (a corpus of myths). This adjective+noun pattern is transparent and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Greek mythology comes from the old stories told by the people of ancient Greece. Here Greek shows where the tales come from and mythology means a group of 'myths' or 'stories' about gods, heroes, and monsters, so the phrase today means that whole collection of traditional tales.