Mythographer

Mythographer
Mythographer My*thog"ra*pher, n. [Gr. myqogra`fos; my^qos + gra`fein to write.] A composer of fables. [1913 Webster]

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  • mythographer — [mi thäg′rə fər] n. a person who collects or writes about myths …   English World dictionary

  • mythographer — /mi thog reuh feuhr/, n. a person who collects or records myths in writing. Also, mythographist. [1650 60; < Gk mythográph(os) mythographer (see MYTHO , GRAPH) + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • mythographer — noun see mythography …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mythographer — noun One who studies or writes down myths and legends …   Wiktionary

  • mythographer — mɪ θɑgrÉ™fÉ™(r) / θɒg n. collector of myths; narrator of myths …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mythographer — my·thog·ra·pher …   English syllables

  • mythographer — n. a compiler of myths …   Useful english dictionary

  • Vatican Mythographer — Vatican Mythographer(s) (Latin: Mythographus Vaticanus) is the name given to the unknown author or authors of three medieval mythographical texts found together in a single medieval manuscript, Vatican Reg. lat. 1401.[1] The name is that used by… …   Wikipedia

  • Digby Mythographer — The anonymous Digby Mythographer was the compiler of a twelfth century Fulgentian handbook of Greek mythology, De Natura deorum ( On the Nature of the Gods ) that is conserved among the Digby Mss, collected by Sir Kenelm Digby, now in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Conon (mythographer) — For others uses, see Conon Conon was a Greek grammarian of the age of Augustus, the author of a work entitled Διηγήσεις (Narrations), addressed to Archelaus Philopator, king of Cappadocia. It was a collection of fifty narratives relating to the… …   Wikipedia

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