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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And the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, establishing it forever as a mythic work of art and the three-minute mile of art theft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
That’s what we did in our recent Zoom conversation about the mythic creator, writer and actor who has haunted us for most of a century by changing TV for the better.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
There’s a sense of childlike play in the work, but also an aura of the mythic, bringing to mind animal deities who hide deep in the wilds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
For me she would forever be a mythic weaver in the basement of an ancient house in Ardestan.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
