classical mythology

Cultural  

1. The mythology of the Greeks and Romans, considered together. A vast part of Roman mythology, such as the system of gods, was borrowed from the Greeks.

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Example Sentences

Tartt’s 1992 novel was similarly situated in the claustrophobic world of academy and saturated with references to classical mythology.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2021

In another of her outrageously enjoyable novelizations of classical mythology, Miller presents the sorceress who seduced Odysseus into lingering on her island and transformed his men into pigs.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2018

An exhibition that highlights the monumental and another that features paintings inspired by classical mythology.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2018

Of course, classical mythology is one thing and contemporary reality is another.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2018

The terrifying irrational has no place in classical mythology.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton