Ethos vs. Mythos

Ethosnoun

The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.

Ethosnoun

(rhetoric) A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker invokes their authority, competence or expertise in an attempt to persuade others that their view is correct.

Ethosnoun

(aesthetics) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than realistic or emotional situations or individual character in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos.

Ethosnoun

The character, sentiment, or disposition of a community or people, considered as a natural endowment; the spirit which actuates manners and customs; also, the characteristic tone or genius of an institution or social organization.

Ethosnoun

The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character - character as influenced by the ethos (sense 1) of a people - rather than realistic or emotional situations or individual character in a narrow sense; - opposed to pathos.

Ethosnoun

(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era;

Ethosnoun

the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its attitudes and aspirations

Ethos

Ethos ( or US: ) is a Greek word meaning that is used to describe the guiding beliefs or ideals that characterize a community, nation, or ideology. The Greeks also used this word to refer to the power of music to influence emotions, behaviors, and even morals.

Mythosnoun

Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale).

Mythosnoun

A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology.

Mythosnoun

(by extension) A set of assumptions or beliefs about something.

Mythosnoun

(literature) A recurring theme; a motif.

Mythosnoun

a myth or mythology

Mythosnoun

(in literature) a traditional or recurrent narrative theme or plot structure.

Mythosnoun

a set of beliefs or assumptions about something