DefinitionofmythopoeiainEnglish:

noun
Themakingofamythormyths.
Examplesentences
For,asnotedabove,Tasso'sisthefirstvernacularpoemtomoldMusaeusintheOvidian
heroicmanner: apostrophe,ethopoeiaanddigressivemythopoeiaabound.
Alongphaseofreverenceforrationalitysubvertedhisoriginal,spirituallyfreneticpassionfor
tragic mythopoeia.
Heistheonlyonewhorelatesmythopoeiatothedynamismofhumanimagination.
Derivatives:
mythopoeic
adjective
Examplesentences:
Theapproachisprimarilymythopoeic,recognisingthatspiritualtruthsarebetterunderstood
by meansofallusionandsymbolratherthanthroughdoctrine.
Intheperiodbeforepoliticalindependence,Francophoneprosewastypicallyelevated,
extravagant, mythopoeic,andlacedwithsurrealfantasyorutopiansymbolism.
Thesepsychogeneticaffinitiesandambiguitiesbetweencarnaldesires,cannibalism,death,
and rebirthformthecoresymbolismofthemythopoeicimagery.
mythopoetic
adjective
Examplesentences:
Throughexperiencesofcommunity,rituals,andteachings,themythopoeticmensoughtto
overcomenegativeimagesofmasculinitybycreatingnewones(orretrievingancientones)
from mythsandpoems.
Wehedonistshaveamythologyofourown,symbolizedbyamythopoeticdemigodwho
lovesa gooddrinkandfrownsonthosewhowouldkeephimfromit.
Nolesspowerfullymythopoeticthantheclassicalimageofthedisease,thedemonological
model envisionedthehystericalanesthesias,mutisms,andconvulsionsasstigmatidiabolior
marksofthe devil.
Origin
1950s:fromGreekmuthopoiia,frommuthos'myth'+poiein'make'.
mythopoesis