Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Mythology

A body of stories, the origins of which may be unknown or forgotten, that explain practices, beliefs, institutions or natural phenomena. Mythology includes legends and folk tales. It may refer to classical mythology or to a body of modern thought and modern life. (From Webster's 1st ed)

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A body of stories, the origins of which may be unknown or forgotten, that explain practices, beliefs, institutions or natural phenomena. Mythology includes legends and folk tales. It may refer to classical mythology or to a body of modern thought and modern life. (From Webster's 1st ed)

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2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings history, psychology.

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medical mythology: do not coordinate with MEDICINE

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  1. I01w.076w.201w.450w.685w
  2. K01w.517w.647w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mythology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009229. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009229
  2. Mythology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythology
  3. Mythology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9134