Myth Noun Synonyms
fable, lie, (tall) tale, fib, prevarication, fiction, untruth, falsehood, fabrication, cock-and-bull story, whopper
He told her some myth about his being a multimillionaire and she believed it.
Myth Verb Synonyms
legend, fable, allegory, parable, tradition, saga, epic, (folk) tale, story, mythos, history
The ancient myths have provided sources for much of modern literature.
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Entertainment / Literature / Stichomythy: Dialogue consisting of one-line speeches designed for rapid delivery and snappy exchanges. Usually, the verbal parrying is accompanied by the rhetorical device of antithesis (see under schemes) and re MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Mythography: The commentary, writings, and interpretations added to myths. Medieval writers, such as the four anonymous scribes collectively called the 'Vatican Mythographers,' would take Greek and Roman myths and MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Epimythium: A summary of the moral of the fable appearing at the end of the main narrative. If it is found at the beginning of the narrative, it is called a promythium. Contrast with prologue and epilogue. MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Solar Myth: Alvin Boyd Kuhn and Max M????ller were philologists who attempted to explain the origin of a number of myths and religious practices by linking them to the animistic worship of various celestial pheno MORE