mythopoeia

myth o poe ia |ˌmiTHəˈpēə ˌmɪθəˈpiə | ▶noun the making of a myth or myths. DERIVATIVES myth o poe ic |-ˈpēik |adjective ORIGIN 1950s: from Greek muthopoiia, from muthos ‘myth ’ + poiein ‘make. ’

mythopoeia

mythopoeia |ˌmɪθə (ʊ )ˈpiːə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the making of a myth or myths. DERIVATIVES mythopoeic adjective, mythopoetic adjective ORIGIN 1950s: from Greek muthopoiia, from muthos ‘myth ’ + poiein ‘make ’.