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mythos
Greek · ancient
"a traditional story"
meaning "story" or "word", a traditional tale
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mythus
Latin · ancient
"a legendary story"
adopted for traditional legendary narratives
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myth
English · 1800s
"a traditional story, or a widely held but false belief"
settled as the English word for a traditional or false story
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