mythopoeia

American  

[mith-uh-pee-uh] / ˌmɪθ əˈpi ə /

noun

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

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mythopoeia British  

/ ˌmɪθəpəʊˈiːsɪs, ˌmɪθəʊˈpiːə /

noun

1. the composition or making of myths

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Etymology

Origin of mythopoeia

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Guardian

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

From Project Gutenberg

HE has reached a stage of culture where such mythopoeia has become impossible.

From Project Gutenberg