MYTHS  OF  CREATION

2.   Definitions 

*  M Y T H O - 
from the Greek μῦθος :
‘Word of mouth or
folk storytelling 
tradition’

- P O E I C *
​from the Greek ποιέω :
‘To make, produce or
give rise to; as in 
the composition of poetry’

M Y T H O P O E I C

By Mythopoeic I mean:
the same understanding denoted
by the ancient Greek (cpd adj.)
μυθοποιος (muthopoios): 
—​ Myth-making, 
or the typical mode of mythical thinking
associated w/ the popular folk beliefs
& primitive religious rites
prevalent among ancestral cultures
from Neolithic times down to the early Iron age.

* C O S M O -
​from the Greek κόσμος :
'The world or universe
​as an ordered system'

​- V I S I O N *
from the Latin vīsiō :
'Seeing, or 
point of view'

C O S M O V I S I O N

By Cosmovision I mean:
a commonly-held worldview 
or understanding about the nature of the cosmos
central to the specific cultural mindset 
shared by a large or small group of people
& manifestly expressed in all aspects 
of their customary practices
& routine ways of life.

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