Etymological Characteristics of the Term «Mythologeme»

Abstract

Currently, at the stage of formation and development of the mankind, the study of its
culture, customs and traditions, national characteristics is important. Improvement of human consciousness
in understanding the environment has become a social value in social and cultural life. The culture of
any ethnic group is manifested through the myth. In a whole, the world in human development exists in
mythical legends kept for thousands of years in the knowledge of the world and the universe. The article
deals with a significant concept –“mythologeme”, in which the usage of this term is associated with the
psychologist K.G.Jung. In the study the etymological significance of this term is considered. The main
concept of the study is that the statements of researchers and definitions in terminological dictionaries
were taken into account. The term «mythologeme» preserved in national memory of any ethnic group and
manifested in the culture of each nation is described. During the analysis of the work, the definitions of the
term had been systematized