EUHEMERISM

Etymology

Noun

euhemerism (usually uncountable, plural euhemerisms)

A belief attributing the origins of the gods to the deification of heroes after their deaths.

Source: Wiktionary


Eu*hem"er*ism n. Etym: [L. Euhemerus, Gr.

Definition: The theory, held by Euhemerus, that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals, and their deeds only the amplification in imagination of human acts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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