Definition
A person who interprets ancient myths and gods as stories about real historical people whose deeds were later exaggerated into legendary or divine tales.
Etymology
From Euhemerus, a 4th-century BCE Greek writer who proposed that gods were originally humans whose accomplishments were mythologized. The suffix -ist indicates a person who practices or believes in this interpretation method.
Kelly Says
Euhemerism was actually a revolutionary idea—it was one of the first attempts to explain mythology scientifically by looking for the 'real' historical events behind the fantastical stories, kind of like ancient people doing historical fact-checking!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የውሃርሞኒስት
ye-w-har-moh-ni-sist
ARالعربية
مُؤْمِنٌ بالأساطير
mu-o-meenun bil-asa-tair
BNবাংলা
ইউহেহেমারিস্ট
i-yoo-heh-meh-ar-is-t
CACatalà
euhemerista
ew-heh-meh-ri-sta
CSČeština
euhemerista
ew-heh-meh-ri-sta
DADansk
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
DEDeutsch
Euhemerist
ew-heh-mehr-ist
ELΕλληνικά
ευημερίστας
ef-heh-meh-ree-stas
ESEspañol
euhemerista
ew-heh-meh-ree-sta
FAفارسی
یوهمریست
yoo-heh-meh-rist
FISuomi
euhemeristi
ew-heh-meh-ris-ti
FRFrançais
euhémeriste
ew-heh-mehr-eest
GUGU
યુહેમેરિસ્ટ
yoo-heh-meh-rist
HAHA
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
HEעברית
אוהימפריסט
oh-heh-meh-ri-st
HIहिन्दी
यूहेमरिस्ट
yoo-heh-meh-rist
HUMagyar
euhemerista
ew-heh-meh-ri-sta
IDBahasa Indonesia
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
IGIG
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
ITItaliano
euhemerista
ew-heh-meh-ree-sta
JA日本語
ユエヘメリス
yu-e-he-merisu
KKKK
евхемерист
yev-heh-me-rist
KMKM
អ៊ឺហារម៉ុនិស្ត
ew-ha-ra-mo-nis-t
KO한국어
유에헤메리스트
yu-e-he-me-ri-seut
MRMR
यूहेमरिस्ट
yoo-heh-meh-rist
MSBahasa Melayu
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
MYမြန်မာ
ယူဟာမွန်း
yu-ha-ma-wn
NLNederlands
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
NONorsk
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
PAPA
ਯੂਹੇਮਰਿਸਟ
yoo-heh-meh-rist
PLPolski
euhemerzysta
ew-heh-meh-ri-stsa
PTPortuguês
euhemerista
ew-heh-meh-ree-sta
RORomână
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
RUРусский
евхемерист
yev-he-me-rist
SVSvenska
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
SWKiswahili
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
TAதமிழ்
யூஹெமேரிஸ்ட்
yoo-heh-meh-ri-st
TEతెలుగు
యూహెమరిస్ట్
yoo-heh-meh-ri-st
THไทย
ยูเฮเมอริสต์
yu-hae-me-rit
TLTL
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
TRTürkçe
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
UKУкраїнська
євхемерист
yev-heh-me-rist
URاردو
یوہیمریسٹ
yoo-heh-meh-rist
VITiếng Việt
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
YOYO
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist
ZH中文
欧神话主义者
ōu shénhuà zhǔyì zhě
ZUZU
euhemerist
ew-heh-meh-rist