μυθολογέω

English (LSJ)

   A tell mythic tales, such as those of Homer, Isoc.6.24, Pl.R.392b, Longin.34.2; πολλὰ τοιαῦτα μ. Pl.Grg.493d: folld. by a Relat., μ. ὡς . . X.Smp.8.28; μ. ὅτι . . Hp.Art.53.    2 c. acc., tell as a legend or mythic tale, μ. τοὺς πολέμους τῶν ἡμιθέων Isoc.2.49: c. inf., of an animal, ὃν . . μυθολογοῦσι γενέσθαι ἐκ πυρκαϊᾶς which they fable, fabulously report to derive its birth, Arist.HA609b10; καθάπερ καὶ τὸν Μίδαν . . μυθολογοῦσι (sc. ἀπολέσθαι) Id.Pol.1257b16, cf. 1274a39:—Pass., οἷαι μυθολογοῦνται παλαιαὶ γενέσθαι φύσεις such as they are fabled to have been, Pl.R.588c, cf. Arist.HA617a5: impers., μυθολογεῖται . . τοὺς Ἀργοναύτας τὸν Ἡρακλέα καταλιπεῖν the legend goes that... Id.Pol.1284a22; μ. περὶ τῆς ζωῆς ὡς ὂν μακρόβιον Id.HA578b23: abs., become mythical, D.60.9, etc.; τὰ μυθολογούμενα fabulous tales, Arist.HA578b24, cf. Pl.R.378e.    II invent like a mythical tale, μ. πολιτείαν frame an imaginary constitution, ib. 501e.    III tell stories, converse, περί τινος Id.Phd.61e, Phdr. 276e.    IV relate, generally with a notion of exaggeration, [Αἴσωπος] ἐμυθολόγησεν ὡς . . Arist.Mete.356b12, cf. Nymphod.12; τὰ τῶν Ἑλλήνων καλά Polydeuces ap. Philostr.VS2.12.2.