mythopoeic

See also: mythopœic

English

Etymology

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek μυθοποιία (muthopoiía, “mythopoeia”) +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɪθə(ʊ)ˈpiːɪk/

Adjective

mythopoeic (comparative more mythopoeic, superlative most mythopoeic)

1. Giving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth.
   • 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.25:

     No other fully historical hero has furnished such a perfect opportunity for the mythopoeic faculty.

   • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light:Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 8:

     If we study myth in a scientific way, we miss the experience of moving into a mythopoeic mode of consciousness.

   • 1985 December 23, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, “Book of The Times”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Suppose a serious literary critic were to write about Hollywood autobiographies: “Niven experiences life as an imprisoning reality of personal experience, plus mythopoeic elements, a vast sottisier in the tradition of Jessel's This way, Miss. […]

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