mythopoeia


myth·o·poe·ic

or myth·o·pe·ic M0515600 (mĭth′ə-pē′ĭk) also myth·o·po·et·ic (-pō-ĕt′ĭk)adj.1. Of or relating to the making of myths.2. Serving to create or engender myths; productive in mythmaking.
[From Greek mūthopoios, composer of fiction, from mūthopoiein, to relate a story : mūthos, story + poiein, to make; see kwei- in Indo-European roots.]
myth′o·poe′ia (-pē′ə), myth′o·po·e′sis (-pō-ē′sĭs) n.

mythopoeia

(ˌmɪθəʊˈpiːə) or

mythopoesis

n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the composition or making of myths[C19: from Greek, from muthopoiein, from muthos myth + poiein to make]

myth•o•poe•ia

(ˌmɪθ əˈpi ə)

n. the making or perpetuation of myths. [1955–60; < Late Latin < Greek mȳthopoiía making of fables, invention =mȳtho- mytho- + -poiia (poi(eîn) to make + -ia n. suffix)] myth`o•poe′ic, myth`o•po•et′ic (-poʊˈɛt ɪk) adj.