1. relating to or having the quality of creating myths or mythical narratives
Usage: literary; academic
2. characterized by imaginative or symbolic storytelling that conveys deeper truths
Usage: literary criticism

Examples

• The poet’s mythopoetic vision transformed ordinary events into epic tales.
• Jung explored the mythopoetic dimensions of the human psyche.
• The novel’s mythopoetic quality made it feel like an ancient legend.
• Her mythopoetic imagination created a rich fantasy world.
• The filmmaker’s mythopoetic approach elevated the simple story.
• Ancient cultures had a deeply mythopoetic understanding of nature.