mythos

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Clever, literary and expansive, “Arachnomania” concludes by returning us to mythos.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“That’s part of their mythos and their culture,” said Parthemore.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

King’s fans know the town’s lore based on side tours detailed in “Insomnia,” “Dreamcatcher” and “11/22/63,” which deepen the mythos and ground Derry alongside real places like Bangor, Maine, the author’s inspiration.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

To know the “Alien” mythos is to know what happens to most of those whose paths cross with that of Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley: the survival rate is generally very low.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024

Hinduism had started off as a polytheistic religion, a set of tales about warrior gods and battles similar in many ways to the Greek mythos.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife