1. of, relating to, or characterized by the creation or composition of myths; myth-making
Usage: also spelled 'mythopoeic'; literary and academic usage
2. having the quality or power of creating myths; imaginative in a way that produces mythic or symbolic meaning
Usage: often used in literary and cultural criticism

Examples

• The poet's mythopoetic vision transformed everyday events into timeless narratives.
• Ancient cultures developed mythopoetic explanations for natural phenomena.
• Her mythopoetic approach to storytelling blended history with symbolic meaning.
• The film's mythopoetic elements drew on archetypal hero journeys.
• Mythopoetic thinking differs from scientific reasoning in its embrace of metaphor and symbol.
• The author's mythopoetic language created a dreamlike quality throughout the novel.