mythical
adjective
pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
mythic
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a variation of
mythical.
Example Sentences
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The mythic backbone of “Avatar” is in many ways just as simple.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
In the early ’90s, he had attended Long Beach’s mythic Spruce Goose rave, which took over the hulking geodesic dome that once housed eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes’ failed wooden plane.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
It’s a tedious spin on a Wolverine movie Jackman has already made, 2017’s “Logan,” in which his mythic anti-heroic X-Man fosters a ferocious moppet en route to the grave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Land” regains traction when it returns to Ireland and to its mythic theme, which meanders from the Neolithic era to the 20th century, with detours to more fantastical regions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
You were not born of mythic oak or stone.”
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
