Classical mythology — Le Rapt d Europe ( The Abduction of Europa, 1750) by Jean Baptiste Marie Pierre (Dallas Museum of Art) Classical mythology or Greco Roman mythology is the cultural reception of myths from the ancient Greeks and Romans. Along with philosophy and … Wikipedia
Daemon (classical mythology) — For other uses, see Daemon (disambiguation). This article is about the semi divine beings in classical mythology. For other uses, see Daemon. The words dæmon and daimôn are Latinized spellings of the Greek δαίμων , a reference to the daemons of… … Wikipedia
Classical — The word classical has several meanings. In general, these meanings refer to some past time, works of that era or later works influenced by that time. Classical things are often seen as ordered and part of high culture or a golden age, and… … Wikipedia
classical — clas|si|cal W3 [ˈklæsıkəl] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: classicus; CLASSIC1] 1.) belonging to a traditional style or set of ideas classical ballet/dance etc ▪ the classical theory of relativity 2.) relating to music that is considered… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mythology — my|thol|o|gy [mıˈθɔlədʒi US ˈθa: ] n plural mythologies [U and C] 1.) set of ancient myths ▪ characters from classical mythology mythology of ▪ the mythology of the Persians 2.) ideas or opinions that many people have, but that are wrong or not… … Dictionary of contemporary English
classical — clas|si|cal [ klæsıkl ] adjective usually before noun ** 1. ) following the original or traditional standard for something: Keynes s criticism of the classical theory of full employment 2. ) relating to CLASSICAL MUSIC: classical composers 3. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
classical */*/ — UK [ˈklæsɪk(ə)l] / US adjective [usually before noun] 1) following the original or traditional standard for something Keynes s criticism of the classical theory of full employment 2) relating to classical music classical composers 3) relating to… … English dictionary
classical — [ˈklæsɪk(ə)l] adj 1) following the original or traditional standard for something classical economics[/ex] 2) relating to Ancient Greece and Rome classical mythology[/ex] 3) relating to CLASSICAL MUSIC classical composers[/ex] classically… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
classical — adjective 1) classical mythology Syn: ancient Greek, Hellenic, Attic; Latin, ancient Roman 2) classical music Syn: traditional, long established; serious, highbrow Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
mythology — noun (C, U) 1 ancient myths in general, and the beliefs they represent: scenes from classical mythology 2 ideas or opinions that many people believe, but that are wrong or not true: popular mythology about the lives of the royal family… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
