The mythop[oe]ic fertility of the Greeks. --Grote. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mythopoeic — (adj.) pertaining to the creation of myths, 1846, from Gk. mytho , comb. form of mythos (see MYTH (Cf. myth)) + poiein to make, create (see POET (Cf. poet)) … Etymology dictionary
Mythopoeic — The term mythopoeic ( of or pertaining to myth making , noun mythopoeia; also mythopoetic, noun mythopoiesis) has several applications: mythopoeic thought, a hypothetical stage of human thought (prior to scientific thought) that produces myths.… … Wikipedia
mythopoeic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|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 … Useful english dictionary
Mythopoeic Society — Acrónimo MythSoc Tipo Asociación sin ánimo de lucro Género Estudios literarios sobre los Inklings Predecesor Tolkien … Wikipedia Español
Mythopoeic Society — Status Active Genre Inklings Venue University of New Mexico … Wikipedia
Mythopoeic thought — For other uses, see Mythopoeic (disambiguation). Mythopoeic thought is a hypothetical stage of human thought preceding modern thought, proposed by Henri Frankfort and his wife Henriette Antonia Frankfort in the 1940s. According to this proposal,… … Wikipedia
Mythopoeic Awards — The Mythopoeic Awards for literature and literary studies are given by the Mythopoeic Society to authors of outstanding works in the fields of myth, fantasy, and the scholarly study of these areas; the full criteria and description can be read on … Wikipedia
Mythopoeic Society — La Mythopoeic Society (généralement abrégé MythSoc) est un organisation à but non lucratif, dédiée à l étude de la mythopoeia, de la fantasy et la littérature mythologique. Le groupe se focalise principalement, mais pas exclusivement, sur les… … Wikipédia en Français
mythopoeic — adjective see mythopoeia … New Collegiate Dictionary
mythopoeic — mythopoeism, n. mythopoeist, n. /mith euh pee ik/, adj. of or pertaining to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths. Also, mythopoetic /mith euh poh et ik/. [1840 50; < Gk mythopoi(ós) making tales (mytho MYTHO + poios… … Universalium
