eu|he|mer|ism

eu|he|mer|ism
eu|he|mer|ism «yoo HEE muh rihz uhm, -HEHM uh-», noun.
1. the theory held by Euhemerus, an ancient Greek writer, that the gods were merely deified men and women.
2. the method of mythological interpretation that regards myths as traditional accounts of actual history.

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