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CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("classical mythology" is a kind of...):
mythology (myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person)
Domain member category:
iron age ((classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world)
bronze age ((classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence)
silver age ((classical mythology) the second age of the world, characterized by opulence and irreligion; by extension, a period secondary in achievement to a golden age)
Golden Age ((classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishing and outstanding period)
hero ((classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god)
Alcides; Heracles; Herakles; Hercules ((classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality)
Priapus ((classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards)
nymph ((classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden)
Erinyes; Eumenides; Fury ((classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals)
centaur ((classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse)
basilisk ((classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance)
amphisbaena ((classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body)
ambrosia; nectar ((classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal)
apple of discord ((classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been invited); the apple had 'for the fairest' written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it; when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "classical mythology"):
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
Roman mythology (the mythology of the ancient Romans)
