"mythologem" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mythologems [plural]
Etymology: First used in 1949 by Carl Kerenyi in "Prologomena" (published in Science of mythology: Essays on the myth of the divine child and the mysteries of Eleusis, edited by C. G. Jung and C. Kerenyi). From Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “mythical narrative”); [Term?] (“to tell mythical tales”); mythos (myth) & -logos (word or speech). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|μῦθος||mythical narrative}} Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos, “mythical narrative”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mythologem (plural mythologems)
  1. A basic core element, motif or theme of a myth. Synonyms: mythologeme Translations (basic core element, motif or theme of a myth): առասպելույթ (aṙaspeluytʻ) (Armenian), мифологема (mifologema) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-mythologem-en-noun-TMZdjCMf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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