euhemerism (Crossword)
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- Clue: The theory that mythology is derived from history
Answer: euhemerism
Definitions of “euhemerism”
If the answer you seek is not in the answers above these definitions may help solving your crossword puzzle.• Explanation of mythology as growing out of history
• The theory that mythology is derived from history
• Theory of the origin of mythology, which claims that the gods were once humans
• Euhemerism or eumerism is a method or system (so named from its founder Euhemerus
• The view that explains religious myths as traditional and partially distorted accounts of historical events and personages
• (often cap.) the theory of Euhemerus that the mythologies of various gods arose out of the deification of dead heroes
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