protomyth
Noun
Meaning
protomyth (plural protomyths)
An initial form of a myth that is inferred or known about only from secondary sources; a motif that is not yet accorded the status of myth, but may (it is supposed) become one.
Noun
protomyth (plural protomyths)
An initial form of a myth that is inferred or known about only from secondary sources; a motif that is not yet accorded the status of myth, but may (it is supposed) become one.