myth

type of traditional narrative
Thing literary_form Q12827256
myth
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myth

Summary

myth is a literary form[1]. myth draws 3,131 Wikipedia views per month (literary_form category, ranking #7 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • myth's instance of is recorded as literary form[3].
  • myth is a type of traditional story[4].
  • myth is part of mythology[5].
  • myth's Commons category is recorded as Myths[6].
  • myth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Myths[7].
  • myth's described by source is recorded as Lean Logic[8].
  • myth's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • myth's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[10].
  • myth's different from is recorded as legend[11].
  • myth's studied by is recorded as mythography[12].
  • myth's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Narration[13].

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Definition and Type

myth's instance of is recorded as literary form[3]. myth is a type of traditional story[4].

Use and Application

myth is part of mythology[5].

Why It Matters

myth draws 3,131 Wikipedia views per month (literary_form category, ranking #7 of 42).[2] myth has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] myth is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The Forms of Folklore: Prose Narratives. owlcation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 19d ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description type of traditional narrative
    Subclass of traditional story
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