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{
"mythic":{
"based on, described in, or being a myth":{
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"for years the Spanish conquistadors searched for the mythical El Dorado, a place of unimaginable riches"
],
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"according to one creation mythos , humans sprang from the forehead of a god"
],
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"the Superman mythos has long since become ingrained in popular American culture"
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"knaves",
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"for years the Spanish conquistadors searched for the mythical El Dorado, a place of unimaginable riches"
],
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