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

Visually, the production draws on the oil-painting aesthetic associated with 19th-century artist Raja Ravi Varma, framing mythological tableaux in a style that bridges classical Indian iconography with large-format spectacle. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026

The story introduces many elements of Persian mythological culture, making the game both educational and fun. —George Yang, PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026

Damon, also 55, portrays the title character Odysseus throughout his years-long journey home to the island of Ithaca after taking part in the mythological Trojan War. —Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026

Meis moves from the Baroque virtuosity of Rubens’s study of a drunken mythological figure, through the jagged modernist puzzle of Marc’s allegorical animals, to Mitchell’s painterly abstractions and their flickering landscape allusions. —Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

mythology + -ical

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mythological

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