An aretalogy  (), from ἀρετή (aretḗ, “virtue”) + -logy,or aretology (from ancient Greek aretê, "excellence, virtue") in the strictest sense is a narrative about a divine figure's miraculous deeds where a deity's attributes are listed, in the form of poem or text, in the first person. The equivalent term in Sanskrit is ātmastuti.
In the context of ancient Greek literature, an aretology  () is a type of narrative that highlights a divine figure's remarkable abilities, where their virtues are described in verse or prose from their own perspective. This concept has parallels in other ancient cultures, such as Sanskrit with ātmastuti.