euhemerism

English - Turkish

Definition of euhemerism in English Turkish dictionary

mitlerin gerçek olay veya kişiler üzerine kurulduğunu ileri suren teori

mitolojinin kişilerin ilahlaştırılmasından doğduğunu kabul eden kuram

efsanelerin geleneklerden kaynaklandığı teorisi

English - English

Definition of euhemerism in English English dictionary

A belief attributing the origins of the gods to the deification of heroes after their deaths

The theory, held by Euhemerus, that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals, and their deeds only the amplification in imagination of human acts

Attempt to find a historical basis for mythical beings and events. It takes its name from Euhemerus (fl. 300 BC), a Greek scholar who examined popular mythology in his Sacred History and asserted that the gods originated as heroes or conquerors who were admired and later deified. Though modern scholars do not accept euhemerism as the sole explanation for the origin of gods, it is thought to be valid in some cases

Hyphenation

eu·he·me·ri·sm