mythologize vs invent

mythologize and invent both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mythologize	No	No	Yes	No
invent	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, invent is a hypernym of mythologize; that is, invent is a word with a broader meaning than mythologize:

Other hypernyms of mythologize include cook up, fabricate, make up, manufacture.

mythologize (verb)	invent (verb)
make into a myth	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
construct a myth	concoct something artificial or untrue