mythology

[change] Noun

Singular
mythology

(uncountable) Mythology is the study of stories about gods. Such stories are called myths.
(countable) A mythology is all the myths from a certain religion.
(countable) A mythology is all all the background stories from a fictional world.

Tolkien invented an complex mythology for Middle Earth.

The mythology behind Superman is really very deep.

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