Advertisement
Advertisement
mythological
Example Sentences
Cavill once again strikes a commanding pose as a slayer of all things supernatural, but his sophomore outing turns out to be robust when it comes to mythological machinations and limp in the departments that really count.
Yet where such artists illustrated established biblical and mythological narratives, Sandberg devises eclectic scenarios.
That’s the meaning ascribed to this powerful but deeply fraught image, which has the potential to do lasting damage if we can’t separate its truth from its mythological power.
They sought explanations for phenomena in natural causes, rather than ascribing them to the behavior of mythological gods invented by poets to explain cosmic history.
FundamentalsFrank WilczekPenguin Press, $26As the story is usually told, science began when some deep thinkers in ancient Greece decided to reject the popular mythological explanations for various natural phenomena.
If you play a life role as though it were a mythological game, there is vitality and wonder in it.
These two attitudes are proper with respect to all mythological beliefs.
Other Jewish candidates for inspiring Superman include the mythological Golem.
We were creating a heightened mythological version of our world—one that had a very distinct look and feel to it.
Just like mythological centaurs are half human and half horse, astronomical centaurs combine features of asteroids and comets.
I propose to divide the tales into three classes—Mythological, Humorous, and Nurse-tales.
It was hung with gold and silk tapestry, representing mythological figures and the windows had curtains to match.
On the ceiling he could faintly see the mythological figures; he extended his hand, and felt the sculptured bed.
A fabulous Dragon whose mythological ancestry and habitat I am unable to trace.
The naming of children has an intimate connection with the system of mythological agency.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse