mythologem

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμυθολογέω“to tell mythical tales”
2. English todaymythologem

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.

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. A basic core element, motif or theme of a myth.