myth·o·poe·ic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|pēik\adjective Etymology: Greek mythopoios teller of legends or myths (from mythopoiein) + English -ic 1. a.: creating or tending to create myth or myths < the mythopoeic stage of human culture > b.: preoccupied with mythological matters < the mythopoeic mind of the savage — David Bidney > 2.: giving rise to myths < some great mythopoeic event — J.C.Powys >