Myth, n.

n. [Written also mythe.] [Fr. mythe, Gr. μῦθος.] A fabulous or imaginary statement or narrative, conveying an important truth, generally of a moral or religious nature; an allegory, religious or historical, of spontaneous growth and popular origin, generally involving some supernatural or superhuman claim or power; a tale of some extraordinary personage or country, that has been gradually formed by, or has grown out of, the admiration and veneration of successive generations.