Roman mythology
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- noun
- /ˈroʊmən maɪˈθɑlədʒi/
- Literature
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mitología romana
- The story of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome, is a key part of Roman mythology.
- Greek and Roman mythology
Examples
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The equivalent character to Hera in Roman mythology was Juno.
Blog text (7) -
Now, what legend involving snakes... is in both Greek and Roman mythology?
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But he about he studied Greek and Roman mythology and history, already became involved in student politics.
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But at the time the Roman, Greek, Roman mythology was waning.
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Project Mercury named after the winged messenger of the gods in Roman mythology.
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Roman mythology, with numerous gods and goddesses, was patterned largely after Greek mythology.
Academic text (2004) -
In Greek and Roman mythology, when you died, you would have to pay the toll to Charon, the boatman who ferried you across to the gates of judgment.
Fiction book (1999) -
In Roman mythology, Jupiter is considered the king of the gods and is associated with thunder.
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Many ancient monuments in Rome are inspired by Roman mythology, celebrating its rich culture and beliefs.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'Roman' (pertaining to Rome) and 'mythology' (a body of myths): together they denote the myths/traditional stories of Rome. This noun-noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows straightforward semantic combination, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Roman mythology began as the stories Romans told to explain how Rome started and who their 'gods' and 'heroes' were, like the famous tale of Romulus and Remus being raised by a wolf. The word Roman shows where the stories come from and mythology means old 'stories' about gods. Because the Romans also used many Greek tales and gave the same gods new names, Roman mythology now means the traditional 'stories' about Roman gods, heroes, and the 'origins' of Roman culture.