mythos

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The wide-openness of the system in which they rose has always distinguished America—it’s part of our mythos, our ethos, our style.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Aside from the horse, the wolf is probably the four-legged animal most associated with the mixed American mythos of rugged independence and family values.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

I’m not a Swiftie in the religious sense, but I do know her mythos enough to appreciate a baked-good cameo when I see one.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025

It’s got its own mythos: You timed your restroom and snack breaks for those commercials.

From Salon • May 26, 2025

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