mythologic
- adjective
- /ˌmɪθəˈlɒdʒɪk/
- The film presents a mythologic story about ancient gods and heroes from various cultures.
Examples
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One of the more celebrated authors of the local color school, Mary Noailles Murfree, created vivid, almost mythologic texts of a land that time forgot—and an area she barely knew.
Academic text (1992) -
And it's like Don Santiago is this mythologic, mythic, mythical person.
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The artist's painting is inspired by mythologic creatures from folklore, such as dragons and fairies.
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In her novel, she explores mythologic themes that reflect the values and beliefs of ancient societies.
Synonyms
Very famous and admired, like a hero from old stories
Found only in old stories and not real, like dragons or unicorns
Famous in stories and legends that often have unreal details
Relating to traditional stories of gods and heroes that are not true
Something that seems to belong to old stories and heroes
From old myths and stories about creatures and events that are not real
Relating to traditional stories, songs, and customs of a community
How Mythic
Surface Forms
Morphology
mythologic = mythological (semi-transparent) = myth + ologic
The word is a shortened form of the more familiar adjective 'mythological', so the relation to the base is clear but not fully regular for an average learner.
Etymology
Mythologic comes from the Greek roots mythos ('story') and logos ('word' or 'study') and shares the same root as the common word myth, so it links to old traditional stories; that's why mythologic means 'relating to myths or legends'.