mythic
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6.2
- adjective
- /ˈmɪθɪk/
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mítico
- The archetype of the healer is a universal mythic structure that all human beings experience.
- mythic proportions
- mythic figure
- mythic theme
And we were on this whole mythic quest to find the secret.
- And we were on this whole mythic quest to find the secret.
- The people of the Banner Elk area, that is a mythical beast Bastion.
- In my work with writers, we identify what mythic theme their story is on.
- So when I write a book, I always try and make the mythic associations.
- I would always wonder and it would haunt me until that, you know, mythical day.
- But Wister in creating the Virginian, he created this sort of mythic cowboy western hero which is seen in both genres.
- And imagine mythic bird that spoke of of both newer technologies, newish technologies and ancient myth.
- He modeled for actually, he, he elf in the shelf is based on him, his body type and, and mythical youth.
Examples
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By now, the tales had a mythic quality and were told with a certain flair.
Fiction book (1993) -
Many cultures have mythic stories that explain natural phenomena and human experiences.
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So we made the mythic journey.
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Some kind of mythic hero.
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And we were on this whole mythic quest to find the secret.
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In my work with writers, we identify what mythic theme their story is on.
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In other words, the mythic image of Adam is symbolic of American culture as a whole.
Academic text (1992) -
Alberto was kind of a mythic figure.
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The Catholic Monarchs became the mythic symbol of all that had been right with Spain.
Academic text (1991) -
It has mythic resonance.
Synonyms
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Very famous and admired, like a hero from old stories
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Found only in old stories and not real, like dragons or unicorns
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Famous in stories and legends that often have unreal details
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Relating to traditional stories of gods and heroes that are not true
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From old myths and stories about creatures and events that are not real
About traditional stories of gods or heroes
Having the feel of old stories about gods and heroes
Giving ordinary things the feeling of old stories or legends
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A long important trip with hard tests that changes a person like stories about heroes
How Mythic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mythic comes from the old Greek word mythos, meaning 'story' or 'legend', and it shares the same root as the English word myth. So when something is mythic, it feels grand or larger than life, like a hero or event from a famous story.