Definition
A philosophical theory that ancient gods and myths originated from stories about real historical people whose deeds were exaggerated over time.
Etymology
Named after Euhemerus, a 4th-century BCE Greek writer from Messenia who proposed that gods were actually deified humans. The suffix -ism indicates the belief system.
Kelly Says
Euhemerus basically invented the idea that myths are just historical gossip—he claimed even Zeus was probably just some ancient king, which absolutely scandalized ancient believers but influenced how we understand mythology today.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እዩሜሪዝም
ee-yoo-meh-ri-zm
ARالعربية
يوميريزم
yoo-me-ri-zm
BNবাংলা
ইউমেরিজম
yoo-meh-ri-zm
CACatalà
euemerisme
yoo-eh-meh-ri-sme
CSČeština
euemerismus
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zus
DADansk
euemerisme
yoo-eh-meh-ri-sme
DEDeutsch
Euemerismus
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zus
ELΕλληνικά
ευεμερισμός
ef-oo-meh-ri-smohs
ESEspañol
euemerismo
yoo-eh-meh-ris-moh
FAفارسی
یوِمِریزم
yoo-mee-ri-zm
FISuomi
euemerismi
yoo-eh-meh-ri-smi
FRFrançais
euémerisme
yoo-eh-meh-ri-sme
GUGU
યુમેરિઝમ
yoo-meh-ri-zm
HAHA
euemerism
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zm
HEעברית
אוּמֶרְיָזְם
oo-meh-ri-zm
HIहिन्दी
यूमेरिज़्म
yoo-meh-ri-zm
HUMagyar
euemerizmus
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
euemerism
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zm
IGIG
euemerism
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zm
ITItaliano
euemerismo
yoo-eh-meh-ri-smo
JA日本語
ユーメリズム
yoo-me-ri-zumu
KKKK
еумеризм
e-oo-meh-rizm
KMKM
យូមេរីស
yoo-meh-ri-s
KO한국어
유메리즘
yoo-me-ri-jeum
MRMR
यूमेरिज्म
yoo-meh-ri-zm
MSBahasa Melayu
euemerism
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zm
MYမြန်မာ
ယူမေရိစမ
yoo-meh-ri-sam
NLNederlands
euemerisme
yoo-eh-meh-ri-sme
NONorsk
euemerisme
yoo-eh-meh-ri-sme
PAPA
ਇਉਮੇਰੀઝਮ
ee-oo-meh-ri-zm
PLPolski
euemerizm
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zm
PTPortuguês
euemerismo
yoo-eh-meh-ri-smo
RORomână
euemerism
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zm
RUРусский
эумеризм
e-oo-meh-rizm
SVSvenska
euemerism
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zm
SWKiswahili
euemerism
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zm
TAதமிழ்
யூமேரிசம்
yoo-meh-ri-sam
TEతెలుగు
యుమేరిజం
yoo-meh-ri-jan
THไทย
ยูเมอริสม
yoo-meh-ri-sm
TLTL
euemerism
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zm
TRTürkçe
euemerizm
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zm
UKУкраїнська
еумеризм
e-oo-meh-rizm
URاردو
یو میریزم
yoo-mee-ri-zm
VITiếng Việt
euemerism
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zm
YOYO
euemerism
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zm
ZUZU
euemerism
yoo-eh-meh-ri-zm