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How to use mythological in a sentence

17 example sentences · adjective

Mythological means of, or relating to myths or mythology. Example: “He clearly has no time for mythological adventures: no Pan or Narcissus peeks out of the undergrowth.”

More sentences with mythological

  • He clearly has no time for mythological adventures: no Pan or Narcissus peeks out of the undergrowth.1999, Wendy Beckett, Patricia Wright, Sister Wendy's one thousand masterpieces. From the entry fabledom
  • The usual themes are mythological, and of these certain ones enjoyed especial popularity.1920, F[rank] B[igelow] Tarbell, “Centauromachy and Amazonomachy in Greek Art: The Reasons for Their Popularity”, in William Nickerson…. From the entry Amazonomachy
  • It's actually kind of majestic, like some mythological creature—Sputum the Enchanted Dragon, who flies around the kingdom propelled by mighty wings.2020, Gordon Korman, Notorious, page 43. From the entry sputum
  • Deer as mythological flying creatures appear to have played a vital role in the religious life of Zhang Zhung.2014, John Vincent Bellezza, chapter 2, in The Dawn of Tibet: The Ancient Civilization on the Roof of the World, Lanham: Rowman &…. From the entry drum head
  • Each of their films is marked by theological, philosophical and mythological touchstones that enrich even the slapstickiest moments.2009 September 12, Cathleen Falsani, “The spirituality of the Coen brothers”, in Toronto Star. From the entry slapsticky
  • Astrology now is the mythological belief that the affairs of human beings are influenced by the heavenly bodies.2000, Edward Harrison, Cosmology: The Science of the Universe, page 25. From the entry astromancy
  • The doctor is the modern master of the mythological realm, the knower of all the secret ways and words of potency.1968, Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, 2nd edition, London: Fontana Press, published 1993, page 9. From the entry potency
  • One of these is found in the salon song for voice and piano, which is suddenly invaded by melodeclamations and mythological themes.2016 June 22, Katerina Levidou, Katy Romanou, George Vlastos, Musical Receptions of Greek Antiquity: From the Romantic Era to Modernism…. From the entry melodeclamation
  • Plato places his utopia of a just society in timeless, mythological space, whereas St Augustine locates it in the mythological future of parusia.2008, Leszek Koczanowicz, Politics of Time: Dynamics of Identity in Post-communist Poland, page 23. From the entry parusia
  • Fantasy, on the other hand, rarely utilizes science, relying instead on magic, mythological and neomythological beings and devices and outright invention for conflict and setting.2007, Lauren Mosko, Michael Schweer, editors, 2008 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market, Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books, →ISBN…. From the entry neomythological
  • Despite his intention, his work had the effect of revealing the mythological, prophetic, and utopian sense of Marxism which had eluded Marx's more scientistic followers.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford…. From the entry prophetic
  • The extraordinary section of the poem that here follows is based on the mythological story of Momus, expanded by the fancy of the modern poet.1912 G. M. TREVELYAN (in notes to The Poetical Works of George Meredith). From the entry Momus
  • The paradise of Penglai is one of the mythological islands that are located in the ocean east of China and inhabited by Daoist deities and immortals.n.d., “The Palaces and Gate Towers of Penglai”, in Smithsonian Institution, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2025. From the entry Penglai
  • Indeed, these narratives are the product of not mythological thinking but causal thinking, conceived as archives of social events as explanatory mechanisms also known as architextures.2022, Olivier J. Tchouaffe, African Cinema, Neoliberal Narratives and the Right of Necessity, page 37. From the entry architexture
  • As in the case of Paris on the Tyrrhenian amphorae, the levitous treatment of the goddess shows that an august, universally known mythological event could be treated with humour.2002, Annette Rathje, Marjatta Nielsen, Bodil Bundgaard Rasmussen, Pots for the Living, Pots for the Dead, →ISBN, page 37. From the entry levitous
  • Ceilings used to be elaborately decorated, ornamented with moldings, often highlighted with contrasting paint colors, or painted with pictorial panels of landscapes, mythological figures, or cloud-filled skies.2001, Christy Ferer, Risa Palazzo, Breaking the Rules: Home Style for the Way We Live Today, →ISBN, page 169. From the entry fifth wall
  • For years, it was one of the most-watched shows among young people, offering a fair share of action, humor, drama, horror, ships (Stydia, anyone?) and frequent lessons on mythological creatures.2017 November, Olivia Singh, “Holland Roden”, in NKD, page 43. From the entry Stydia

Meaning of mythological

  1. adjective Of, or relating to myths or mythology.
  2. adjective Legendary.
  3. adjective Imaginary.

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Questions about mythological in a sentence

How do you use mythological in a sentence?
Mythological is used as an adjective. For example: “He clearly has no time for mythological adventures: no Pan or Narcissus peeks out of the undergrowth.”
What is a short sentence with mythological?
“The usual themes are mythological, and of these certain ones enjoyed especial popularity.”
What does mythological mean?
Mythological means of, or relating to myths or mythology.

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