The Mythopoetic faculty was extinct, or in its last phase of decadent vitality.
"Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Vol III."
John Symonds
Madonna, on the other hand, can subdivide with the ease of an amoeba, and yet never lose her identity or credibility; moreover, thanks to her divine character, anything can be accredited to her-anything good, however wonderful; lastly, the traditions concerning her are so conveniently vague that they actually foster the Mythopoetic faculty.
"Old Calabria"
Norman Douglas