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Definition 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.
Generic synonyms: Mythology
Specialized synonyms: Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
Literary usage of Classical mythology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman's Manual: A Guide to Literature by Bessie Graham (1921)
"His manual includes both classical and non-classical (post-classical) mythology.
It covers Greek and Roman, Norse and Old German, Hindoo and Egyptian ..."
2. Catalogue of the educational division of the South Kensington museum by Victoria and Albert museum, South Kensington Museum (1876)
"Olympus and its Inhabitants ; a Narrative Sketch of the classical mythology,
edited by John Carmichael. 12mo. cloth. 5s. 6d. Oliver & Boyd, 1851. ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1835)
"Hence, few, we conceive, are the minds in which some species of interest is not
awakened by the various speculations to which classical mythology has given ..."
4. Woman in America: Her Character and Position as Indicated by Newspaper by M. Farley Emerson (1857)
"All history, sacred and profane, a11 tradition and classical mythology, as well
as all nature, animate and inanimate, point significantly to the fact, ..."
5. The Greek Genius and Its Influence: Select Essays and Extracts by Lane Cooper (1917)
"... value of the myth [i From The classical mythology of Milton's English Poems (pp.
x-xxxii). Professor Osgood's excellent dissertation appeared as No. ..."
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