the myths dealing with the gods, demigods, and legendary heroes of a particular people
a branch of knowledge that deals with myth
a popular belief or assumption that has grown up around someone or something
a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon
EXAMPLES OF MYTHOLOGY
Fables, fairy tales, folktales, sagas, epics, legends, and etiologic tales