mythic

adj

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

1. Mythical; existing in myth.

   “Whitehead-Gould has become a mythic presence in the case history fairy-tale: the personification of the selfish woman who went back on her promise to deliver up her child to an unfulfilled aspiring mother.”

   “Bellerophon attempts to become a mythic hero by perfectly imitating the actuarial program for mythic heroes.”

2. Very rare.
3. Amazing, epic, legendary.

   “Had Pesky nailed Enos Slaughter in the 1946 Series, his throw home would have become a mythic moment.”

   “There's far more than just hot dogs to feast on too. The pizzas—gigantic, floppy, with a hyperreal waxy sheen—are mythic. They arrive exclusively in cheese, pepperoni, or supreme—the holy trinity—and will run you an eminently affordable $1.99 for a ridiculously huge wedge-shaped slice.”