# mythology

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɪˈθɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #12,282

## Definitions
1. The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.
2. A similar body of myths concerning an event, person or institution.
3. Pervasive elements of a fictional universe that resemble a mythological universe.
4. The set of misconceptions and false attitudes that are held about something and contribute to its perception.
5. The systematic collection and study of myths.

## Etymology
First attested as Middle English in 1412. From Middle French mythologie, from Latin mythologia, from Ancient Greek μυθολογία (muthología, “legend”) μυθολογέω (muthologéō, “to tell tales”), from μυθολόγος (muthológos, “legend”), from μῦθος (mûthos, “story”) + λέγω (légō, “to say”). By surface analysis, myth + -ology or mytho- + -logy.

## Common misspellings (15)
`mmythology`, `mtyhology`, `myhtology`, `mythhology`, `mythloogy`, `mytholgoy`, `mythollogy`, `mythologgy`, `mythologyy`, `mytholoyg`, `mythoolgy`, `mytohlogy`, `mytthology`, `myythology`, `ymthology`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mythology