Mythemes

"In the study of mythology, a mytheme is the essential kernel of a myth—an irreducible, unchanging element, a minimal unit that is always found shared with other, related mythemes and reassembled in various ways..."

--Wikipedia.org (Mythemes)

Idea/Emotion/Virtue: [ideas-emotions-virtues] [events] [roles] [beings] [places]


 * events

1,Event: [events-mundane] 1,Event (Mythical): [events-mythical]


 * roles

1,Role: [epithets-person] [roles-mundane] 1,Role (mythical): [epithets-person] [roles-mythical] 1,Role (collective): [roles-collective]
 * beings

1,Mythical Being: [mythical-beings] 1,Mythical Animal: [mythical-creatures] 1,Animal: [animals]


 * things

1,Thing: [things-mundane] 1,Thing (warfare): [things-warfare] 1,Thing (weather): [things-weather] 1,Thing (mythical): [things-mythical] 1,Element: [elements] 1,Plant: [plants]


 * places

1,Place: [epithets-thing] [places-mundane] 1,Place (manmade/domestic): [epithets-thing] [places-manmade-domestic] 1,Place (mythical): [places-mythical]


 * epithets-person

1,[epithets-personality] 1,[epithets-appearance] 1,[epithets-ability]


 * epithets-thing

1, 1,[epithets-condition] 1,[epithets-apperance-thing]


 * epithets-condition

1,hidden 1,long forgotten 1,lost 1,newfound 1,protected 1,ruined


 * epithets-personality

1,cunning 1,deceitful 1,famed 1,high-hearted 1,keen 1,lion-hearted 1,thrice-damned 1,war-like


 * epithets-appearance

1,shining 1,bronze-armed 1,doe-eyed 1,ebony-armed 1,fair 1,glancing-eyed 1,golden-haired 1,lovely-haired 1,ox-eyed 1,white-armed


 * epithets-apperance-thing

1,ebony 1,glimering 1,ivory 1,shining


 * epithets-ability

1,god-like

1,mighty 1,man-killing 1,powerful 1,swift-footed 1,wide-ruling


 * ideas-emotions-virtues

1,charity/compassion … or ... greed/avarice 1,contentment… or …envy/jealousy 1,corruption… or …purity 1,courage… or …fear 1,diligence/persistence… or …sloth 1,love… or …hate 1,joy… or …sadness 1,humility… or …pride/hubris 1,honor… or …dishonor 1,forgiveness… or …revenge 1,ignorance… or …wisdom 1,justice… or …injustice 1,patience… or …haste 1,truth… or …deceit 1,wisdom/sound judgement… or …foolishness/madness 1,chastity… or …lust/blind passion 1,strength… or …weakness 1,temperance… or …gluttony 1,temptation 1,tranquility… or …anger/wrath


 * events-mundane

1,anointing 1,battle 1,betrothal/engagement 1,bereavement 1,birth 1,celebration 1,coming of age 1,crowning 1,discovery 1,divorce 1,death 1,festival 1,funeral 1,journey/voyage 1,last will and testament 1,observance 1,treaty/parlay 1,reunion 1,separation 1,war 1,wedding 1,tutelage/education 1,leaving home 1,old age


 * events-mythical

1,apocalypse 1,apotheosis 1,creation 1,descent (ie. a general decline or a journey into the underworld) 1,enlightenment/trancendence 1,fall/original sin 1,incarnation 1,prophecy 1,quest 1,resurrection 1,sign/omen 1,unusual birth


 * roles-mundane

1,emperor 1,empress 1,king 1,queen 1,prince 1,princess 1,lord 1,lady 1,knight 1,page/squire

1,adventurer 1,ambassador/diplomat/statesman 1,apothecary 1,artisan 1,aunt 1,bard/musician/singer 1,beggar 1,blacksmith 1,captain/general 1,chancellor 1,chief/chieftain/sheik 1,councilor 1,concubine 1,courtisan 1,cousin 1,daughter 1,elder 1,eunuch 1,exile 1,father 1,farmer 1,guard/watchman 1,handmaid 1,hermit 1,jester/fool 1,judge 1,mercenary 1,mentor 1,mistress 1,monk 1,mother 1,orphan 1,outlaw 1,philosopher 1,poet 1,prisoner 1,servant 1,slave 1,senator 1,sénéchal/majodomo/chamberlain 1,soldier 1,son 1,squire 1,teacher 1,thief 1,twin(s) 1,uncle 1,wanderer/nomad 1,widow/widower 1,appprentice/journeyman/master 1,archivist 1,assassin 1,bartended/barmaid 1,caravan driver 1,champion 1,charlatan 1,cook 1,dancer 1,doctor/dentist/surgeon 1,engineer/builder 1,executioner 1,explorer 1,fishwife 1,food taster/poison taster 1,gigolo 1,gladiator 1,gravedigger 1,highwayman 1,hunter 1,husband 1,inkeeper 1,jeweler 1,laborer 1,lantern-bearer/light-bearer 1,lawman/sherrif 1,lepper 1,lover 1,merchant 1,midwife 1,mortician/undertaker 1,mourner 1,peasant 1,poisoner 1,porter 1,scholar 1,ship's captain 1,slave-driver 1,spy 1,tax collector 1,tinkerer 1,vizier 1,wive 1,yeoman


 * roles-mythical

1,avatar 1,first-born 1,king in mountain 1,magician/sorcerer/warlock/wizard/witch/necromancer/etc. 1,sacred king 1,savior 1,seeker 1,priest/priestess 1,prophet 1,psychopomp 1,twin(s) 1,virgin


 * roles-collective

1,army 1,caravan 1,council 1,court 1,crowd 1,encampment 1,flock 1,herd 1,mob 1,navy 1,senate


 * mythical-beings

1,angel 1,animal/man hybrid 1,demi-god 1,djinn 1,demon 1,dwarf 1,elemental/dryad/naiad/nymph//ondine 1,elf/fairy 1,goblin 1,god/goddess 1,ghost 1,giant 1,harpy/siren 1,lycanthrope 1,mermaid 1,ogre 1,orc 1,spirit 1,siryn 1,undead 1,vampire


 * mythical-creatures

1,basilisk 1,chimera 1,cockatrice 1,dragon 1,griffin 1,hydra 1,kraken 1,manticore 1,phoenix 1,roc 1,salamander 1,sea-serpent 1,totem 1,unicorn/qilin/kirin


 * animals

1,cat 1,crow/raven 1,bear 1,bull 1,boar 1,dog 1,dolphin 1,eagle 1,fish 1,hawk 1,goat 1,lamb 1,lion 1,spider 1,stag/deer 1,tiger 1,whale 1,wolf


 * things-mundane

1,basket 1,coin 1,cup 1,crown 1,egg 1,ring 1,hoard/treasure 1,throne 1,well


 * things-warfare

1,armor 1,arrow 1,bow 1,dagger/knife 1,spear/javelin 1,sword 1,shield 1,sling


 * things-weather

1,flood 1,hail 1,lightning 1,rain 1,storm 1,snow 1,thunder 1,wind


 * things-mythical

1,axis mundi 1,deluge 1,oath 1,plague 1,musica universalis 1,mystical wound 1,rainbow 1,subtle body (ie. aura, spirit, or soul) 1,tree of life


 * things-astrological

1,sky/celestial ocean 1,sun 1,meteor 1,moon 1,stars 1,planets 1,comet 1,earth


 * elements

1,air 1,fire 1,water 1,earth 1,wood 1,metal 1,void/ether


 * plants

1,branch 1,tree 1,flower 1,fruit 1,leaf 1,petal 1,vine 1,root


 * places-mundane

1,cave 1,desert 1,field 1,grotto 1,hill 1,lake 1,meadow 1,mountain 1,plain 1,sea 1,valley 1,wilderness


 * places-manmade-domestic

1,city 1,amphitheater 1,castle 1,cemetary/gravesite 1,dungeon 1,bedchamber 1,battlefield 1,fortress 1,garden 1,hearth 1,market 1,mine 1,palace 1,temple 1,tomb/sepulcher 1,village


 * places-mythical

1,axis mundi (ie. the center of the world) 1,heaven 1,hell 1,limbo 1,lost city 1,underworld 1,utopia