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μυθολογέω

μυθολογέω, to tell mythic tales

μῡθολογ-έω,
  • 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. HA 609b10; 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. HA 617a5: impers., μυθολογεῖται . . τοὺς Ἀργοναύτας τὸν Ἡρακλέα καταλιπεῖν the legend goes that . ., Id. Pol. 1284a22; μ. περὶ τῆς ζωῆς ὡς ὂν μακρόβιον Id. HA 578b23: abs., become mythical, D. 60.9, etc.; τὰ μυθολογούμενα fabulous tales, Arist. HA 578b24, 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. VS 2.12.2.

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