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mythos

[mith-os, mahy-thos] / ˈmɪθ ɒs, ˈmaɪ θɒs /

NOUN

lore

Synonyms

WEAK

adage belief custom doctrine enlightenment erudition fable folklore information knowledge learning legend letters myth mythology saga saw saying scholarship science superstition tale teaching tradition

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The Musk mythos and his so-called cult of personality, according to experts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

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

Hill believes that the decision to make the Creature bald for the scenes where he is a “baby” is what makes Del Toro’s take unique within the “Frankenstein” mythos.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 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

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