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
Example Sentences
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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
Martin was asked whether “A Game of Thrones” had been inspired by the ideas of mythologist Joseph Campbell, he answered, “The Campbell that influenced me was John W., not Joseph.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2018
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
Folk-lore is so often treated nowadays merely from the point of view of the comparative mythologist, that it is really delightful to come across a book that deals with the subject simply as literature.
From A Critic in Pall Mall Being Extracts from Reviews and Miscellanies by Wilde, Oscar
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