myth·o·poe·ic or myth·o·pe·ic (m th  -p  k) also myth·o·po·et·ic (-p - tk)adj. 1. Of or relating to the making of myths. 2. Serving to create or engender myths; productive in mythmaking. [From Greek m  thopoios, composer of fiction, from mthopoiein, to relate a story : mthos, story + poiein, to make; see kwei-2 in Indo-European roots.]myth o·poeia (-p), mytho·po·esis (-p-ss) n. |
mythopoeia [ˌmɪθəʊˈpiːə], mythopoesis [ˌmɪθəpəʊˈiːsɪs]
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the composition or making of myths
[from Greek, from muthopoiein, from muthos myth + poiein to make]
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