Mythology (fiction)
Mythology (also referred to as a mythosemically to refer to back story".[2] The term was pioneered by the American science fiction series The X-Files, which first aired in 1993.[3] With this being said, many other forms of media have some sort of mythology, and the term is often applied in regards to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lost, and the Batman and Superman comics, among others.[2]
Some fictional series more literally have a mythology, i.e. a cycle of fictional
Elvish
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See also
- Fictional universe
- Mythology of Carnivàle
- Mythology of Fringe
- Mythology of Heroes
- Mythology of Lost
- Mythology of Stargate
- Mythology of The X-Files
References
- ^ Delasara, Jan (200). PopLit, PopCult and The X-Files: A Critical Exploration. McFarland. p. 39.
- ^ a b Peretti, Daniel (2009). The Modern Prometheus: The Persistence of an Ancient Myth in the Modern World, 1950 to 2007. Indiana University. p. 13.
- ^ Sepinwall, Alan (2013). The Revolution Was Televised. Simon & Schuster. p. 15.