classical mythology

Cultural  

1. The mythology of the Greeks and Romans, considered together. A vast part of Roman mythology, such as the system of gods, was borrowed from the Greeks.

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Example Sentences

Freshly arrived in Philadelphia from his native Alexandria, Egypt, the multimedia artist Wael Shawky’s mind was on yet another place and time: ancient Greece and the era of classical mythology.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

Tartt’s 1992 novel was similarly situated in the claustrophobic world of academy and saturated with references to classical mythology.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2021

In another of her outrageously enjoyable novelizations of classical mythology, Miller presents the sorceress who seduced Odysseus into lingering on her island and transformed his men into pigs.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2018

An exhibition that highlights the monumental and another that features paintings inspired by classical mythology.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2018

The prospect of traveling back to this delightful state of things is held out by nearly every writer who touches upon classical mythology, above all by the poets.

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