Mythical Place (Noun)
Meaning
A place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The mythical place of Shambhala is said to be hidden in the Himalayas, waiting to be discovered by those who seek enlightenment.
- Atlantis is perhaps the most famous mythical place, a lost civilization described by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
- El Dorado is a mythical place of gold and riches, sought after by many an adventurer and conquistador.
- According to legend, the mythical place of Tir na n-Óg is a land of eternal youth and beauty, inhabited by the Irish gods.
- The mythical place of Valhalla is said to be the final resting place of great warriors, where they will fight alongside the gods in the end of days.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Heaven
- Afterworld
- Wonderland
- Fairyland
- Annwfn
- Netherworld
- Asgard
- Underworld
- Lilliput
- Cloud-cuckoo-land
- Never-never Land
- El Dorado
- Pit
- Laputa
- Infernal Region
- Spirit World
- Dreamworld
- Ruritania
- Limbo
- Sion
- Faery
- Purgatory
- Elysium
- Atlantis
- Scheol
- Hell
- Houyhnhnms
- Nether Region
- Midgard
- Utopia
- Brobdingnag
- Inferno
- Cockaigne