mytho·genesis
| \ ˌmithə+ \
variants:
or less commonly mythogeny \
mə̇ˈthäjənē
\
plural mythogeneses also mythogenies
Definition of mythogenesis
1
: formation or production of myths
2
: the tendency to make myths or to give mythical status to something (as a tradition or belief)
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