larger than life vs mythical

larger than life

adj
  • Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case. 

  • Usually of a person: very imposing, renowned, or impressively influential. 

mythical

adj
  • Existing in myth. 

  • Not real; false or fabricated. 

How often have the words larger than life and mythical occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )