Mythology - Definition

Mythology - Definition: Encyclopedia - Mythology

The word mythology (from the Greek μυϑολογία mythología, "storytelling" [1]) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use the supernatural to interpret natural events and to explain the nature of the universe and humanity. In modern usage, "mythology" is either the body of myths from a particular culture or religion (as in Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology or Norse mythology) or the ...

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Mythology - Definition: Encyclopedia II - Mythology - Definition In order to consider mythology, it is first necessary to consider what is meant by the term myth. Myths are generally narratives passed down traditionally intended to explain the universal and local beginnings ("creation myths" and "founding myths"), natural phenomena, inexplicable cultural conventions, and anything else for which no simple explanation presents itself. Not all myths need have this explicatory purpose, however. Myths are by definition sacred and usually involve a supernatural force or deity. Many legends and narratives passed down orally from gener ...

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Mythology - Definition: Fasting and Penance Strengthen the Soul

Fasting and Penance Strengthen the Soul

A feature common to most religions, worldwide, is the practice of undertaking periodic fasts. Saum or fasts are an integral part of Islam. For Hindus, fasts are a form and part of prayer and worship and the word upvas means "being near God".

The concept of asan or fasting takes different forms in Jainism. Followers of Buddhism too observe fasts on certain days as do Christians, especially during Lent.

Abstaining from food during Ramadan is a part of the broader programme that Islam prescribes for man to fulfil his moral and spiritual destiny in this world and in the hereafter.

Mythology - Definition: The Infinite Nature Of Our Universe

Infinity: The Infinite Nature Of Our Universe

Infinite translated in Sanskrit is anant which means 'without end'. Mathematically speaking, infinity is an indeterminate quantity and has two values - one positive and the other, negative. In Sanskrit these values are described as anaadi and anant , that is, without beginning and without end. Any discussion on this topic can only reveal human ignorance and so humble and inspire us to becoming better human beings.

Mythology - Definition: Fasting is Food for the Soul

Spiritual Fasting: Fasting is Food for the Soul

The followers of the Baha'i faith are on a 19-day fast from March 2 to March 20. In this context, it would be instructive to look at the significance of fasting in all faiths. Fasting may assume different forms across different belief systems but is an integral feature of humanity's common spiritual heritage.

We must ask ourselves why God wants us to abstain from food and drink. Obviously, as the all-loving creator, He would derive no pleasure from the mere act of making his creatures endure hunger and thirst for a specified period. We may as well go a little further and ask ourselves why we have spiritual laws at all.

Mythology - Definition: See the World in a Grain of Salt

Science and Spirituality: See the World in a Grain of Salt

Revelation of this excellence in God's creation has been the constant endeavour of science right from the days of Aristotle, Newton and Einstein to the present day.

Realising God's excellence in nature only brought these scientists closer to God - some of them even expressed a feeling of deep religiosity. Einstein said: "Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind".

Mythology - Definition: Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi

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Mythology - Definition: Encyclopedia - Indigenous Australians

The Indigenous Australians are the first inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands, continuing their presence during European settlement. The term includes the various indigenous peoples commonly known as Aborigines, whose traditional lands extend throughout mainland Australia, Tasmania and numerous offshore islands, and also the Torres Strait Islanders whose lands are centred on the Torres Strait Islands which run between northernmost Australia and the island of New Guinea. Indigenous ...

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Mythology - Definition: Encyclopedia - Ul

For definitions using the initials "UL", see UL. In Polynesian mythology (specifically: Vanuatu), Ul is a lunar deity. Ul is also a small Portuguese village, in Aveiro district, near the city of Oliveira de Azemeis. It's a small and kind of rural freguesia. ...

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Mythology - Definition: Encyclopedia - Con

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Mythology - Definition: Encyclopedia - Demigod

A "demigod", a "half-god," is a modern distinction, often misapplied in Greek mythology. A "demigod" is meant to identify a person whose one parent was a god and whose other parent was human, such as the heroes of Greek mythology. Nineteenth-century popularizers of classical mythology like Thomas Bulfinch used the term "demigod" freely, and its definition has passed into popular dictionaries [1]. For the Greek concept, see Hero. Part of the dual nature of Greek heroes, that gave rise to the "demigod" conception of them, a repea ...

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Mythology - Definition: Encyclopedia - Papa

Papa can refer to: The letter P in the NATO phonetic alphabet. Name of mother Earth according to Polynesian mythology. See Papa (mythology). A South Korean drama. See Papa (drama). In Hinduism, bad merits that occur due to bad deeds. The town of Pápa in Hungary. The word "father" or a variation of it, in many languages (see below). The Spanish word for potato (in some dialects) and slang for "food". (in uppercase and with the definite article) the Spanish and ...

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Mythology - Definition: Encyclopedia - Crom Cruach

In Celtic mythology, Crom Cruach was one of the chief gods of Ireland. He may have been a solar deity, but he was definitely a fertility deity. There was an idol on the Mag Sleact, which is the plain of adoration or prostration, in Cavan County, Ulster devoted to Crom Cruach. His statue was an upright stone pillar coated in gold or silver, depending on the accounts, and surrounded by twelve smaller, stone statues that were of bare stone or covered in bronze (according to different sources). This alignment would have represen ...

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Mythology - Definition: Encyclopedia - Shinto

Shinto (神道 Shintō) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. It has polytheistic and pantheistic elements. It involves the worship of kami, which can be translated to mean gods, spirits of nature, or just spiritual presences. Some kami are local and can be regarded as the spirit or genius of a particular place, but others represent major natural objects and processes, for example, Amaterasu, the Sun goddess. The word Shinto was created by combining two kanji: ...

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Mythology - Definition: Encyclopedia II - Hindu mythology - Vedic mythology

See Also: Indo-Iranian mythology, Vedic mythology, Indian mythology The roots of mythology that evolved from classical Hinduism come from the times of the Vedic civilization, from the ancient Vedic religion and Indo-Iranian mythology. The characters, theology, philosophy and stories that make up ancient Vedic myths are indelibly linked with Hindu beliefs. ...

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