mythologist

[ mi-thol-uh-jist ]

/ mɪˈθɒl ə dʒɪst /

an expert in mythology.

a writer of myths.

Origin of mythologist

1625–35; < Greek mȳthológ(os) story-teller (see mytho-, logo-) + -ist

Doubts have been expressed by the German poet and mythologist, Karl Simrock, whether this was the primitive motive.

The Science of Fairy Tales |Edwin Sidney Hartland
It is with these antique stories that the mythologist is concerned.

Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) |Andrew Lang
It is from such examples as these that folklore may assist the mythologist who gropes for the principles of ancient mythic ideas.

An Introduction to Mythology |Lewis Spence
The magnificence of Pelops imparts lustre even to the brilliant dreams of the mythologist.

Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) |John Henry Newman

The mythologist is, like the poet, born not made, according to Creuzer.

An Introduction to Mythology |Lewis Spence

mythologist

/ (mɪˈθɒlədʒɪst) /

an expert in or student of mythology

a writer or editor of myths