Collocations for myth - noun

ancient, classical
religious
Biblical
Christian, Greek, Norse, Roman, etc.
creation (= that explains how the world began)
the creation myths of the Inuit

myth about
the myth about the golden apple

great
There is a great myth that people who wear glasses are more intelligent.

common
powerful
enduring, persistent, prevailing
complete (esp. BrE), total
It's a total myth that this causes blindness.

modern
folk, popular, urban, widespread
national
The battle has become part of national myth.

historical, political
The propaganda of both sides relies heavily on historical myth.

heroic, romantic
an outlaw who has now assumed the staus of heroic myth

dangerous, pernicious
convenient

create, cultivate, establish, invent
How did the myth get so firmly established in the popular consciousness?

challenge, question
counter
bust (AmE,informal), debunk, deconstruct, demolish, destroy, dispel, disprove, explode, expose, puncture, scotch (BrE), shatter
bury, lay to rest, put to rest
feed, foster, keep alive, maintain, perpetuate, promote, propagate, reinforce
spread
peddle (BrE)
Women have peddled the myth that all decent men are either married or gay.

be based on
People's faith in the Emperor was based on the myth that he was infallible.

explore
believe

surround sth
We are trying to lay to rest the myths surrounding mental illness.

grow up
A myth has grown up that Fleming didn't realize the potential of penicillin.

persist, remain
The myth persists that men are more intelligent than women.

myth about
a popular myth about twins

myth of
an attempt to perpetuate the myth of racial superiority