mythology
collection of sacred stories or a set of beliefs belonging to a specific religious or cultural tradition
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Summary
mythology is a genre[1]. mythology draws 6,058 Wikipedia views per month (genre category, ranking #17 of 119).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: type of world view[3]
- Subclass of: folklore[4], world view[5]
- Part of: culture[6], fictional universe[7]
- Commons category: Mythology[8]
- Has part(s): myth[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mythology[10]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Mythology[11]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[12], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Otto's encyclopedia[17], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1950–1958)[23]
- Topic has template: Template:Mythology[24]
- Short name: Myth[25]
- Different from: fiction[26], mythical universe[27]
- Has list: list of mythologies[28]
- Wikidata usage instructions: Use 'Legend' - legend - for stories of heroic humans[29], Legende (WikiData-Objekt Q44342) verwenden, wenn es um Geschichten über Menschen geht.[30]
- Studied by: ethnology[31], ethnography[32], mythography[33]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q27131935[34]
- Practiced by: mythologist[35]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[36], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[37]
Why It Matters
mythology has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] mythology is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]