How to Use mythological in a Sentence

mythological

adjective
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  • It’s the face of Pan, the mythological god of the wild, made of brass.
    — Louis Cheslaw and Daniel Varghese, Curbed, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The name Klotho refers to the Greek mythological story of the three Fates.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The church has some reliefs of the mythological figure the Green Man.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022
  • Named for the mythological Greek keeper of the winds, the old 56-foot fishing barge hosts up to twelve for one-day and longer cruises.
    — Pamela McCourt Francescone, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2021
  • Yes, Medusa was a mythological monster whose hair was a nest of snakes.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022
  • But the mythological bird's luck ran out during the St. Patrick's Day episode when she got voted out and had to take off the fiery costume.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 17 Mar. 2021
  • In ancient Persia, the event marked the birthday of the Sun King Mithra, a mythological deity.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • But the video takes a different approach to the song's title, focus on the mythological creaturs of the woods who share the same name.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2019
  • All these mythological people, the president and the first lady, are in front of you.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Before playing the half-man, half-goat in the mythological movies, Jackson was cast as Junior in the 2006 flick Roll Bounce.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The mythological headquarters that sits in a black-and-gray fortress on West Fifty-Second street.
    — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 30 Mar. 2020
  • This statue, a mythological mashup of all the livestock found at the fair, is tucked away in the agricultural area.
    — Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 15 Sep. 2022
  • This goes for both Phoenix the city and Phoenix the mythological bird, said to have risen from the ashes after dying in an explosion of flames.
    — Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The clapboard animal is a mock-up of the Trojan Horse of mythological fame.
    — Nick Hilden, CNN, 10 May 2023
  • The house is named after a fresco in one of its rooms depicting a scene from the mythological story of Leda and the Swan.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
  • January was named for Janus, a mythological king of Rome who was two-faced.
    — Dorothy Dworkin, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The last earth sign of the zodiac, Capricorn is represented by the sea goat, a mythological creature with the body of a goat and tail of a fish.
    — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 31 July 2020
  • Just as the mythological Proteus can take on many forms, so too can gamers try new identities, faces and lives.
    — Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Luna is known as the Roman mythological goddess of the moon.
    — Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 11 July 2022
  • In any event, the title primes us for a tale of mythological resonance, and rightly so.
    — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The researchers dubbed the species Yuanchuavis after Yuanchu, a mythological Chinese bird.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Sep. 2021
  • The definition is both fixed and fluid, and now with two Black queens, even more tiers are being added to the mythological cake.
    — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • One mythological concept the Aztecs had about an eclipse was that the sun disappeared because a jaguar was going to eat it.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The movie builds toward an ending that is equal parts mythological and abstract.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Here's a rundown of the first flight of the Artemis program, named after Apollo's mythological twin sister.
    — Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2022
  • The new feature follows a woman with the same name as the mythological siren the city of Naples is supposedly named after.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The mythological creature mourns her kids, who, in some variations, take their own lives.
    — Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Her thoughts often drift to the mythological site and Arthurian legend that give the novel its title.
    — Jake Cline, Washington Post, 27 May 2022
  • Dragons, robots, mythological creatures and even historical figures like Amelia Earhart can all be part of a deck.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • It’s set inside an island chain, hidden from mankind, where every mythological monster lives.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2024

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