>>>>John Galt.
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>>>I don't think purely fictional characters count as being mythical ?
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>>Sure. Even one of the dictionary definitions of 'mythical' says: without foundation in fact; imaginary; fictitious: The explanation was entirely mythical.
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>So your definition of 'mythical' will include all fictional characters ?

Unless somebody gives me a good reason it shouldn't. Before going to the dictionary, I always took mythical to simply mean "made up". "Mythological' is a different issue altogether. I always considered mythological beings to be those that are part of the mythological pantheon of gods and warriors.

If I had to go that route and pick a favourite character, I suppose I'd go with the Celtic myths and settle on somebody like Cuchullain or Fion Mac Cumhaill. The Celtic stories always have appealed to me - just in front of the Norse tales.