mythic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective relating to or having the nature of myth
adjective based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity

1660s; from Latin mȳthicos or Ancient Greek μυθικός (muthikós); equivalent to myth + -ic.

From the mythic images of old sea-gods another vision emerged. — The black kiss, Robert Bloch
You may interpret many a mythic tale by the facts which lie in your own blood. — Complete Short Works of George Meredith, George Meredith
Love became a mythic personage whom philosophy, borrowing from poetry, converted into an efficient cause of creation. — Symposium, Plato

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