Mythology

The term mythology can refer to a body of myths or to any traditional story. A myth is a sacred narrative explaining how the world and humankind came to be in their present form. The main characters in myths are usually gods or supernatural heroes.

The study of myth began in ancient history. Rival classes of the Greek myths by Euhemerus, Plato and Sallustius were developed by the Neoplatonists and later revived by Renaissance mythographers. The nineteenth-century comparative mythology reinterpreted myth as a primitive and failed counterpart of science (Tylor), a "disease of language" (Müller),
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New Releases Tagged "Mythology"

Fallen Gods (Fallen Gods, #1)
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Fallen City (Fallen City Duology, #1)
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We Who Will Die (Empire of Blood, #1)
Wild Reverence
Heavenly Bodies (Heavenly Bodies, #1)
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
Snake-Eater
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The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne, #1)
Every Spiral of Fate (This Woven Kingdom, #4)
For Whom the Belle Tolls (Hell's Belles, #1)
Of Blades and Wings (Flame Cursed Fae, #1)
The Jasad Crown (The Scorched Throne, #2)
The Fury of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #3)
The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #2)
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Fallen Gods (Fallen Gods, #1)
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250 books — 995 voters
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Norse Mythology
293 books — 410 voters

Circe
The Song of Achilles
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
Norse Mythology
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
The Odyssey
The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus, #2)
The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus, #3)
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
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