mytheme en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mɪθiːm/
Etymology
From myth + -eme, popularized by Claude Lévi-Strauss.
Meanings
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The essential kernel of a myth; a myth or mythic element that get passed along.
By the time the Cypria was composed, Greek poets were certainly familiar with the mytheme of a flood as a divine punishment.
2025 December 12, Tom Hercules Davies, “Horses, Wheels, Languages: Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic Epic on the Eurasian Steppe”, in The Classical Quarterly, volume 75, number 1, page 17:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mythemes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
fr mythème (kernel of a myth)