costruisce una mitologia, costruisce divinità

18:55 Jul 23, 2019 

Of course it is used, there is no reason for me to be mistaken about my own native language!

Ps. The reason I did not want to use create in that particular place was because I would say "create a myth" and "devise a mythology" - "devise is used at times as a more sophisticated nuance of "create", being appropriate for "mtyhology".

In the meantime, thank you for your help and assistance.

14:07 Jul 23, 2019 

I am sure it is used. Look forward to having an another interesting exchange of linguistic ideas soon!

11:10 Jul 23, 2019 

I am sorry if my English usage is awkward for you, but in English devise is not always used in the sense of "escogitare", it is often used without the sense of "astuzia" :

" First, the culture DEVISES MYTHS for and about itself which..."
http://d3p9z3cj392tgc.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018...

"They specialized in culture, not in matter. They created ideas. They
DEVISED MYTHOLOGIES, sculpted archetypes. "
https://archive.org/stream/DoctorWhoBerniceSummerfieldAdvent...

"Cultures and societies that devise mythologies vary from primitive to sophisticated and from ancient to modern. ..."
http://electricka.com/etaf/muses/mythology/understanding_myt...

10:29 Jul 23, 2019 

Being DEVICE a NOUN, it is clear that is a simple typo. In fact, the meaning of the verb TO DEVISE was explained. Agree,' mythology' fits definitely better here.
As to "build", I agree up to a point with you, simply because 'in costruisce divinità' are implied images of deities represented in ancient Greek vase painting. Greek pottery is a source of deep understanding of the most diverse representations of Greek cultural beliefs and transitions (also in fashion). Expressions, like 'create representations of gods', '..of the divine',' ..make visual representations of deities', '..symbolic representation', penile representation (cult of phallus) (conceptual, artistic or visual model intended also as 'raffigurazione') are perfectly fine in English. I thank you for sharing and I wish you a successful day.

22:00 Jul 22, 2019 

I used "devise", not "device". This term does not always mean "escogitare" in English. It can be used simply as a synonym for "create" and contains no idea of cunning or shrewdness in this context (i.e. no "astuzia" is present in this usage) It has a particular nuance that does not detract from the idea of create, but reinforces it in this context. This word is appropriate, see examples here: https://www.academia.edu/20818148/Political_Myth_Mythology_a...
and
http://mentalfloss.com/article/83422/14-legends-about-cats-a...

Your comment: "create representations of deities" is not very good English usage and as a native English speaker I would not use it.

Also, regarding "A myth" = I think you have misunderstood my usage. "A myth" does not represent "one single myth" here. I am aware that this is regarding many myths, but in English we can use this construction to suggest something that happens on a regular basis. This is a particular style of speaking, and my version means something different than you are suggesting. However, I will try "the mythology".

I hope this is now clear.

15:28 Jul 22, 2019 

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