In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
mythology
(noun) the study of myths
mythology
(noun) myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mythology (countable and uncountable, plural mythologies)
(countable and uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.
(countable and uncountable) A similar body of myths concerning an event, person or institution.
(countable and uncountable) Pervasive elements of a fictional universe that resemble a mythological universe.
(uncountable) The systematic collection and study of myths.
• godlore
Source: Wiktionary
My*thol"o*gy, n.; pl. Mythologies. Etym: [F. mythologie, L. mythologia, Gr.
1. The science which treats of myths; a treatise on myths.
2. A body of myths; esp., the collective myths which describe the gods of a heathen people; as, the mythology of the Greeks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 March 2025
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.