mythopoeic

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or myth·o·pe·ic (mĭth'ə-pē'ĭk) pronunciation

also myth·o·po·et·ic (-pō-ĕt'ĭk)
adj.

Of or relating to the making of myths.
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.]

mythopoeia myth'o·poe'ia (-pē'ə) or myth'o·po·e'sis (-pō-ē'sĭs) n.

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mythopoeia [mith‐oh‐pee‐ă] or mythopoesis [mith‐ŏ‐poh‐ees‐is], the making of myths, either collectively in the folklore and religion of a given (usually pre‐literate) culture, or individually by a writer who elaborates a personal system of spiritual principles as in the writings of William Blake. The term is often used in a loose sense to describe any kind of writing that either draws upon older myths or resembles myths in subject‐matter or imaginative scope.

Adjective: mythopoeic or mythopoetic.

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Intuition and Imagination - mythopoeia: creation of myths
Myths, Legends, and Fables - mythopoeia: mythmaking

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