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Recent Examples of mythological
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.
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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
The same federal arts project sculptor who crafted the bust of Leif Erickson, Nina Saemundsson, gave us the MacArthur Park statue of Prometheus, the mythological Greek figure who stole the fire of knowledge from the gods to give to humanity.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The same group has given previous notable variants the names of mythological creatures (Cerberus, Kraken), constellations (Eris) and even types of clouds (Stratus, Nimbus).
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
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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
The same federal arts project sculptor who crafted the bust of Leif Erickson, Nina Saemundsson, gave us the MacArthur Park statue of Prometheus, the mythological Greek figure who stole the fire of knowledge from the gods to give to humanity.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The same group has given previous notable variants the names of mythological creatures (Cerberus, Kraken), constellations (Eris) and even types of clouds (Stratus, Nimbus).
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mythological
Adjective
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The story serves as allegorical exploration of mental health, focusing on depression, suicide and regret.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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This includes an extended corporate war arc, and metaphor for dopamine consumption, that bloats the length while draining allegorical clarity.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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To find Hydra, first locate the bright stars Chertan and Regulus in the constellation Leo and draw an imaginary line from the former to the latter, extending 20 degrees into open space.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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Artists in the 18th century would often include a person of color, who would sometimes be imaginary, in their portraits of wealthy white sitters to embellish the painting and highlight the high status of the main subject, according to the researchers.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Through a fanciful and deeply personal approach, this film transforms the reckoning of immigrant life—working far from family and home—into something profoundly relatable, accessible, and unexpectedly uplifting.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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Tsiolkovsky’s vision was fanciful, more romance than science, but the theme gained concreteness in other works of fiction.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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The novel follows an elderly British couple, Axl and Beatrice, living in a fictional post-Arthurian England in which no one is able to retain long-term memories.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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The actor couldn’t have been further from the halls of a fictional hospital.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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“Mythological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mythological. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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