MYTHOPOEIC


Meaning of MYTHOPOEIC in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|pēik adjective

Etymology: Greek mythopoios teller of legends or myths (from mythopoiein ) + English -ic

1.

a. : creating or tending to create myth or myths

the mythopoeic stage of human culture

b. : preoccupied with mythological matters

the mythopoeic mind of the savage — David Bidney

2. : giving rise to myths

some great mythopoeic event — J.C.Powys

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.