mythopoeic

adj
/mɪθə(ʊ)ˈpiːɪk/UK

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. Giving rise to myths

    Giving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth.

    • No other fully historical hero has furnished such a perfect opportunity for the mythopoeic faculty.
    • If we study myth in a scientific way, we miss the experience of moving into a mythopoeic mode of consciousness.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mythopoeic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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