mythos

[mith-os, mahy-thos]

noun

plural

mythoi 

1. the underlying system of beliefs, especially those dealing with supernatural forces, characteristic of a particular cultural group.

2. myth.

3. mythology.

mythos

/ ˈmɪθɒs, ˈmaɪθɒs /

noun

1. the complex of beliefs, values, attitudes, etc, characteristic of a specific group or society

2. another word for myth mythology

Word History and Origins

Origin of mythos¹

1745–55; < Greek mȳ́thos; myth

Example Sentences

“Our mythos emerged from comic books and gaming culture and it has a narrative. Each band member has a character; they are part of our zeitgeist.”

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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.

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And Beautiful Eagle Creek became a central part of the program’s mythos.

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Every tweak, however small, feels like a challenge to a mythos that some customers have long believed they own.

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The fabric has long been shorthand for rugged individualism and the everyday workwear mythos of the American frontier — in other words, a different, portable performance of Americana.

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