[ adj ] based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity <adj.all> mythical centaursthe fabulous unicorn
Mythologic \Myth`o*log"ic\, Mythological \Myth`o*log"ic*al\, a. [L. mythologicus: cf. F. mytholigique.] 1. Of or pertaining to mythology or to myths; as, mythological creatures. -- {Myth`o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.
2. based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; mythical; fabulous.
Syn: fabulous, mythic, mythical. [WordNet 1.5]
Ms. True said a painstaking study of the marble head by scientists and art experts had answered many of the questions surrounding the head of Achilles, a mythological hero slain by an arrow to his heel.
It only lasts an hour, but into that time an epic in miniature is compressed. The opera takes place way back in Czech mythological history.
The painting, now hidden by scaffolding, depicts a forceful Christ standing in judgment surrounded by apprehensive saints, angels and mythological figures.