μυθολογέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">tell mythic tales</b>, such as those of Homer, <span class="bibl">Isoc.6.24</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>392b</span>, Longin.34.2; πολλὰ τοιαῦτα μ. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>493d</span>: folld. by a Relat., <b class="b3">μ. ὡς</b> . . <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Smp.</span>8.28</span>; <b class="b3">μ. ὅτι</b> . . <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Art.</span>53</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> c. acc., <b class="b2">tell as a legend</b> or <b class="b2">mythic tale</b>, μ. τοὺς πολέμους τῶν ἡμιθέων <span class="bibl">Isoc.2.49</span>: c. inf., of an animal, <b class="b3">ὃν . . μυθολογοῦσι γενέσθαι ἐκ πυρκαϊᾶς</b> which <b class="b2">they fable, fabulously report</b> to derive its birth, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>609b10</span>; <b class="b3">καθάπερ καὶ τὸν Μίδαν . . μυθολογοῦσι</b> (sc. <b class="b3">ἀπολέσθαι</b>) <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1257b16</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">1274a39</span>:—Pass., <b class="b3">οἷαι μυθολογοῦνται παλαιαὶ γενέσθαι φύσεις</b> such as they <b class="b2">are fabled</b> to have been, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>588c</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>617a5</span>: impers., <b class="b3">μυθολογεῖται . . τοὺς Ἀργοναύτας τὸν Ἡρακλέα καταλιπεῖν</b> <b class="b2">the legend goes</b> that... <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1284a22</span>; μ. περὶ τῆς ζωῆς ὡς ὂν μακρόβιον <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">HA</span>578b23</span>: abs., <b class="b2">become mythical</b>, <span class="bibl">D.60.9</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">τὰ μυθολογούμενα</b> <b class="b2">fabulous tales</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>578b24</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>378e</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">invent like a mythical tale</b>, <b class="b3">μ. πολιτείαν</b> <b class="b2">frame an imaginary</b> constitution, ib. <span class="bibl">501e</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b2">tell stories, converse</b>, περί τινος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Phd.</span>61e</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Phdr.</span> 276e</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> <b class="b2">relate</b>, generally with a notion of exaggeration, [<b class="b3">Αἴσωπος] ἐμυθολόγησεν ὡς</b> . . <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mete.</span>356b12</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Nymphod.12</span>; <b class="b3">τὰ τῶν Ἑλλήνων καλά</b> Polydeuces ap. <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VS</span>2.12.2</span>.</span>