Mythologischen

Mythologischen is the inflected form of the German adjective mythologisch, meaning related to myths or mythology. It is used to describe things connected with myths, mythic beings, or myth-based literature and scholarship.

Etymology: The word derives from mythos (myth) and logos (study, discourse) through the noun Mythologie. The adjective shares its basic meaning with the English word "mythological" and follows standard German inflection patterns for -isch adjectives.

Usage: In German, adjectives are declined to reflect case, number, and gender. Mythologischen occurs primarily in plural after definite articles or in various singular contexts. Examples: die mythologischen Geschichten (the mythological stories, nominative plural); mit den mythologischen Figuren (with the mythological figures, dative plural); der mythologischen Geschichte (of the mythological story, genitive singular feminine). In general usage without a determiner, the form would be mythologische Erzählungen (plural, strong declension) or mythologischer Held (masculine singular, other endings). The term appears in academic discussions of classical mythology, folklore, religious studies, and literature, as well as in journalism and media when describing myth-inspired content.

See also: Mythologie, Mythos.