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classical mythology

/ˌklæsəkəl məˌθɑlədʒi/
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Other forms: classical mythologies

Definitions of classical mythology
  1. noun
    the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks
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    types:
    Greek mythology
    the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    Roman mythology
    the mythology of the ancient Romans
    type of:
    mythology
    myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
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