mythography

American  

[mi-thog-ruh-fee] / mɪˈθɒg rə fi /

noun

mythographies plural

1. a written collection of myths.

2. expression of myths in artistic, especially plastic, form.

3. description of myths.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• mythographies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of mythography

From the Greek word mȳthographía, dating back to 1850–55. See mytho-, -graphy

Example Sentences

Ricketts was a Socrates to these bibulous symposia, making a profound impression not only on Steinbeck, but also on fellow novelist Henry Miller and the young Joseph Campbell, just finding his way into mythography.

From Nature • Dec. 16, 2014

In such cases they cannot be interpreted without being viewed in relation to the whole context of mythography to which they belong.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John

These are the principal modes of representing water in Greek mythography.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John

This, though of the Roman period, is so thoroughly Greek in feeling, that it may be cited as an example of the class of mythography now under consideration.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John

In the language of Greek mythography, the wave pattern and the M�ander are sometimes used singly for the idea of water, but more frequently combined with figurative representation.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John