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US
/ˌmɪθəˈɫɑdʒɪkəɫ/
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[ UK /mˌɪθəlˈɒdʒɪkəl/ ]
[ UK /mˌɪθəlˈɒdʒɪkəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
the fabulous unicorn
mythical centaurs
How To Use mythological In A Sentence
- This Frankfurt-born artist who was based in Rome specialised in biblical and mythological subjects in oil on copper panels.
- The images consisted mainly of mythological creatures such as dragons, fairies, and merfolk.
- Mythological characters that can be found on the periodic table include Tantalus (Tantalum, Ta) and his daughter Niobe (Niobium, Nb), and Promethius (Promethium, Pm).
- Also, there is the mythological theme of the Monkey King, who has partaken of the Peach of Immortality.
- = For the use of mythological figures as character types, compare _RA_ 589 'semper habe Pyladen aliquem qui curet Oresten' and Martial VI xi 9-10 'ut praestem Pyladen, aliquis mihi praestet Oresten./hoc non fit uerbis, Marce: ut ameris, ama'. The Last Poems of Ovid
- His stylish and decorative mythological paintings, tapestry cartoons, and designs for porcelain provided the setting for the lives of the rich and fashionable.
- Rajkumar essayed the role of many a mythological character as well as historical figures.
- A mythological trinity of ancient Greek goddesses, another triangulation, provides a clue to the meaning of the three parts of the work.
- The mosaics depict key moments in Greek mythological history - in the House of Dionysus, for example, the god of wine is shown giving the secret of viticulture to Ikarios, the King of Athens.
- German scholars have adopted the doctrine that Marsyas belonged to that mythological group which they designate as "Schlauch-silen" or, as we would say in English, "Wineskin-bearing Silenuses. Satyricon