1.   Since early last year, their role in the market has assumed an almost mythical quality.

2.   That mythical quality is heightened when festival guests are herded onto yellow school buses and driven to the landmark Loews State Theater in downtown Syracuse.

3.   Today, after years of being mostly overlooked, the goats living in this village perched high atop a mountain have taken on almost mythical qualities.

4.   When anglers return stateside from trips to Southern Baja California, the tales they bring home often take on ... well, a certain mythical quality.