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Writers use "mighty" to evoke a sense of grandeur and power that can range from the cosmic to the quietly formidable. In some texts, it elevates natural forces or celestial bodies—as when a sun or a flood is described as mighty ([1], [2])—while in epic narratives it often characterizes heroic figures or divine rulers, imbuing them with superhuman strength and nobility ([3], [4], [5]). The word also finds a place in everyday language to suggest excellence or effective intensity, reflecting an attitude or mood that borders on the remarkable ([6], [7]). Thus, "mighty" serves not only as a descriptor of raw power, but also as a versatile literary tool that links the majestic realms of myth and nature with the passions and character of humanity ([8], [9]).
  1. To supply heat, the mighty sun is ready, and the invention of fire makes life more secure.
    — from The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
  2. Loud roared the clouds, as on he sped, The sky grew blacker overhead; Till, as he reached the royal town, A mighty flood of rain came down.
    — from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki
  3. A mighty warrior as he is and accomplished in arms now, will he not be able to slay you all?
    — from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1
  4. And I called the Mighty Ruler of the Universe to witness the pious solemnity of my vow.
    — from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition by Edgar Allan Poe
  5. As Destiny would have it, and as the word of the creator would not be untrue, in that same hind was born his (Vibhandaka’s) son a mighty saint.
    — from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1
  6. Well, the old man he liked that speech, and he mighty soon got it so he could do it first rate.
    — from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
  7. mighty pretty; and the King rode hand in hand with her.
    — from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys
  8. Thus it is doubly difficult to write of this period calmly, so intense was the feeling, so mighty the human passions that swayed and blinded men.
    — from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois
  9. Do thou prepare a mighty town for a mighty people, nor draw back from the long wearisome chase.
    — from The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

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