What’s the difference between between religion and mythology and why do certain religions get called mythologies?

Question

I noticed most ancient people’s religion get called mythologies, does that have something to do with it?

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Answer 1

They are technically interchangable, but it really comes down to origin. All religions technically originate from the same place, but then the grow separate beyond that when people started to spread out. Like a long game of telephone.and then as cultures developed, that influenced what they added on. For example, alot of the mythology side comes form natural phenomenons if the regions, like volcanoes, and earthquakes. Others are a combination of different cultures mixing their beliefs together, like native American beliefs.