legendary vs phantasmagoric

legendary

adj
  • Having the splendor of a legend; fabled. 

  • Having unimaginable greatness; excellent to such an extent to evoke stories. 

  • Appearing (solely) in legends. 

  • Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends. 

noun
  • A legendary Pokémon. 

phantasmagoric

adj
  • Characterized by or pertaining to a dreamlike blurring of real and imaginary elements. 

  • Characterized by or pertaining to rapid changes in light intensity and colour. 

How often have the words legendary and phantasmagoric occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )