adjective
mythic
MITH-ik/ˈmɪθɪk/
Belonging to or resembling myth.
The mythic horse Pegasus spreads his wings.
Etymology
The story root and adjective ending make mythic mean belonging to myth. From describing figures in traditional tales, it also describes people or things whose importance seems legendary.
In context
i was raised by saltwater queens blessed by magical beings of mythic proportions daughters of yemiya and gambo
More examples
- His achievements acquired mythic proportions in family stories.
- The painting gives the ordinary mountain a mythic grandeur.
- A mythic kingdom lies at the center of the novel.
Forms
mythic · more mythic · most mythic
myth noun — a traditional story about gods, heroes, or origins
Similar words
- legendary
- Legendary can mean famous; mythic more strongly evokes the scale or character of myth.
- archetypal
- Archetypal embodies a basic pattern; mythic invokes traditional stories or legendary scale.