mythologem

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A basic core element, motif or theme of a myth.
    — [W]e have long been in possession of mythologems which express the dynamics of certain subliminal processes, though these processes were only given names in very recent times.

词形变化

mythologems plural mythologeme alternative

词源

From Ancient Greek μυθολογέω (muthologéō, “to tell mythical tales”), from μυθολόγος (muthológos, “myth-teller”), from μῦθος (mûthos, “mythical narrative”) + -λόγος (-lógos). The -em could be interpreted as an analogue of -eme.
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