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mythology

[mi-thol-uh-jee] / mɪˈθɒl ə dʒi /


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Like the boy in Greek mythology who flew too close to the sun, originalists sometimes lose sight of what constitutional text would have meant to ordinary people when those provisions were adopted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

In Greek mythology, the volcano was associated with the burial of the giants Typhon and Enceladus after they were defeated by the Olympian gods.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

The Costco food court, of course, has developed a mythology all its own.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Its setting and story, inspired by ancient Greek mythology, along with its brutal combat, made it an instant hit with fans.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

There were many of them, but only a few appear in the stories of mythology.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

“Wifredo Lam,” organized by MoMA’s Christophe Cherix and Beverly Adams with Damasia Lacroze and Eva Caston, reveals the full scope of Lam’s esoteric fusion of myriad sources, symbols, mythologies and artistic styles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

Fisher: Both of these shows have very developed worlds and mythologies, but every effect has been designed to serve the story, it’s not the story having to serve the effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025

Timothée Chalamet, for example, is hugely popular - but his most recent hits have been Dune and Wonka, which had their own existing fanbases and mythologies.

From BBC ● May 24, 2024

It features more than one hundred objects that, as the exhibition description puts it, “mine the iconographies and mythologies embedded in everyday consumer culture.”

From New York Times ● May 3, 2024

And as she read, America’s mythologies began to take on meaning, America’s tribalisms—race, ideology, and region—became clear.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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