mythopoeia

[mith-uh-pee-uh]

noun

1. a mythopoeic act, circumstance, characteristic, etc.

mythopoeia

/ ˌmɪθəpəʊˈiːsɪs, ˌmɪθəʊˈpiːə /

noun

1. the composition or making of myths

Word History and Origins

Origin of mythopoeia¹

1955–60; < Late Latin < Greek mȳthopoiía making of fables, invention, equivalent to mȳtho- mytho- + -poiia ( poi ( eîn ) to make + -ia noun suffix)

Word History and Origins

Origin of mythopoeia¹

C19: from Greek, from muthopoiein, from muthos myth + poiein to make

Example Sentences

Their exchange serves as a reminder that, for all its responsiveness to current events, Smith’s quartet is also developing into a new mythopoeia – a constellation of stories capable of capturing and expressing our space and time with a truth that is beyond the news feeds.

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Mythopoeia is a collection of paintings by Iain Andrews which are a "direct response" to the historic works on show at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery.

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Mythopoeia, which also includes a collection of Iain Andrews' preparatory sketches and studies alongside the reworkings, is at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery until 12 January 2013.

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JRR Tolkien referred to fantasy writing as mythopoeia, the creation of myth for the modern era.

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For mythopoeia is just this, the incarnating the spirit of natural fact; and the generic name of that power is Art.

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