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Definition of Myth

Myth A story of great but unknown age which originally embodied a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; an ancient legend of a god, a hero, the origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of prehistoric origin; a popular fable which is, or has been, received as historical. A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable. Related Definitions: Actual, Age, An, Ancient, And, Are, As, Been, Belief, But, Embodied, Existence, Existing, Experience, Fable, Fact, God, Great, Hero, Historical, Has, Imagination, In, Is, Legend, Nature, Not, Of, Often, Only, Or, Origin, Originally, Person, Personified, Phenomenon, Popular, Prehistoric, Race, Received, Regarding, Some, Soul, Story, The, Thing, Unknown, Verifiable, Which, Whose, Wonder

Myth Quotations As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves. Mohandas Gandhi I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge That myth is more potent than history That dreams are more powerful than facts That hope always triumphs over experience That laughter is the only cure for grief And I believe that love is stronger than death. Robert Fulghum The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie: deliberate, continued, and dishonest; but the myth: persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. John F. Kennedy It is difficult to separate, at times, the myth from the truth. Bob Kane The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. John F. Kennedy

Myth Translations myth in Afrikaans is mite myth in Dutch is mythe myth in French is mythe myth in German is Mythos, Sage myth in Portuguese is mito myth in Spanish is mito

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