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Noun: mythos (mythoi)
  1. An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
    - political orientation, ideology, political theory
     
  2. Myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture, institution or person
    - mythology
     
  3. A traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
    - myth

Derived forms: mythoi

See also: conservative, liberal

Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection, orientation, story

Encyclopedia: Mythos