Mythopoeia is a noun that refers to a creation of myth.

Our word of the day combines two Greek words ‘myth,’ which translates into our contemporary English word myth, and poiein (PEEN) meaning ‘make.’ From the 1950s on, the word mythopoeia has referred to the process of making a myth.

There’s always been a great deal of mythopoeia in the sports world. Turning sports stars into legends has always been as popular as reporting the facts.