noun🔗ShareMythen, SagenA traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc."Ancient Greek myths often describe powerful gods who controlled the weather. "Antike griechische Mythen beschreiben oft mächtige Götter, die das Wetter kontrollierten.mythologyreligionculturestoryliteraturetraditionhistorysupernaturalphilosophytheologysoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMythen, SagenSuch stories as a genre."Many of the myths about high school life aren't true. "Viele der Mythen über das Leben in der Highschool stimmen nicht.mythologystoryliteraturecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIrrtümer, falsche Vorstellungen; Fabelwesen; MythosA commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality."Scientists debunk the myth that gum stays in the human stomach for seven years."Wissenschaftler widerlegen den Irrtum, dass Kaugummi sieben Jahre lang im menschlichen Magen bleibt.mythologystorycultureliteraturephilosophyreligiontraditionhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMythos, LegendeA person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend"Father Flanagan was legendary, his institution an American myth. (Tucson (Arizona) Citizen, 20 September 1979, 5A/3, cited after OED)"Vater Flanagan war legendär, seine Institution ein amerikanischer Mythos.mythologyreligionculturestoryliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFiktion, ErfindungA person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable."Many children believe in Santa Claus, but he is just one of the most well-known myths. "Viele Kinder glauben an den Weihnachtsmann, aber er ist nur einer der bekanntesten Fiktionen.storymythologycultureliteraturereligionsupernaturaltraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading