Myths
[mɪθs]
Examples
- The heathen mythology, the Sybilline oracles, the myths of Plato, the dreams of Neo-Platonists are equally regarded by him as matter of fact. Plato. The Republic.
- Myths must be judged as instruments for acting upon present conditions; all discussion about the manner of applying them concretely to the course of history is senseless. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The philosophy of Heracleitus cannot be shown to be borrowed from Zoroaster, and still less the myths of Plato. Plato. The Republic.
- Revolutionary myths . Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The history of the world is full of great myths which have had the most concrete results. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It is not all on the same plane; it easily passes from ideas to myths and fancies, from facts to figures of speech. Plato. The Republic.
- During their life these social myths contain a nation's finest energy. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- We, in the midst of our science and our rationalism, are still making myths, and their force is felt in the actual affairs of life. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Typist: Preston