The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - mythn.

1) legend, fable, allegory, parable, tradition, saga, epic, (folk) tale, story, mythos; history: The ancient myths have provided sources for much of modern literature. 2) fable, lie, (tall) tale, fib, prevarication, fiction, untruth, falsehood, fabrication, cock-and-bull story, Colloq whopper: He told her some myth about his being a multimillionaire and she believed it.