mythological

adjective

myth·​o·​log·​i·​cal ˌmi-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

variants or less commonly mythologic

ˌmi-thə-ˈlä-jik 

1

: of or relating to mythology or myths : dealt with in mythology

2

: lacking factual basis or historical validity : mythical, fabulous

mythologically

ˌmi-thə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of mythological in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nothing beats the straightforward thrills of this stylish actioner, which turns Reeves into a hybrid of Alain Delon, Chow Yun-fat, and Lee Marvin from Point Blank (1967) and filters him through a less old-fashioned, more pulp-mythological lens. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Ancient Greek poets Homer and Hesiod helped cement the mountain's mythological importance through their writings, and stories about Olympus eventually spread throughout the Greek and Roman worlds. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Very static like this opera and this intensity and this mythological stuff and very heavy. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

The giraffe that had arrived a year earlier was presented to the emperor as a qilin, a mythological creature described as a cross between a deer and a unicorn, with a single horn and tortoiseshell coloring. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

mythology + -ical

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mythological

• astrological
• biological
• christological
• chronological
• cosmological
• cytological
• dialogical
• ecological
• ethnological
• ethological
• geological
• histological