mythologist
Americannoun
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an expert in or student of mythology
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a writer or editor of myths
Etymology
Origin of mythologist
1625–35; < Greek mȳthológ ( os ) story-teller ( see mytho-, logo-) + -ist
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Sun Ra was a mythologist, in a very benevolent, deliberate, emancipative sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
John Bucher, a mythologist, writer and head of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, spoke with Holmes while he developed the piece, which takes the viewer through the hero’s journey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Rock-star mythologist Natalie Haynes, like Madeline Miller, whose “Circe” retells the story of the witch at the center of “The Odyssey,” reboots ancient epics with fresh perspectives.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2021
Both could be used to describe Michelle Boulé’s latest work, “The Monomyth,” which takes partial inspiration from the writer and mythologist Joseph Campbell, who coined the saying.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2017
But a mythologist who makes language and names the fountain of myth will go on insisting that myths can only be studied by people who know the language in which they are told.
From Modern Mythology by Andrew Lang
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