- mythA traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.
- mythosAnything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale).
- mytho-myth
- mythusSynonym of mythos.