mythological tale
Gods and heroes
A mythological tale is a story drawn from mythology—narratives about gods, heroes, creation, and the supernatural that belong to a culture's traditional belief system.
The phrase distinguishes such stories from historical accounts or purely fictional invention: The film draws on mythological tales from ancient Greece.
Unlike fairy tales or fables, mythological tales typically carry religious or cosmological significance within their culture of origin.
- cosmogonyStudy of universal origins
- OdysseyEpic of homecoming
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- genesisPoint of creation
- underworldRealm of the departed
saga · shapeshifter · demigod · mortal realm · axis mundi · sacred tree · quest · epic battle · virtue · divine intervention · chaos · prophecy · primordial · transformation · archetype · valor · pantheon · eternity
mythological talehistorical record
Preserved account of past
eyewitness account · news report · documentary evidence · chronicle · historical narrative
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