French sculptor is right to start with mythological figure (5)
I believe the answer is:
rodin
'french sculptor' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'right to start with mythological figure' is the wordplay.
'to start with' says to take the initial letters.
'mythological figure' becomes 'odin' (I have seen 'divine figure' mean 'odin' so perhaps 'figure' could also mean 'odin'. I am not sure about the 'mythological' bit.).
The initial letter of 'right' is 'r'.
'r'+'odin'='RODIN'
'is' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rodin that I've seen before include "Auguste -, French sculptor" , "Famous sculptor" , "Sculptor of The Thinker and The Kiss" , "French manual worker" , "French sculptor of The Kiss, d. 1917" .)