mythogonyn.
/mᵻˈθɒɡəni/, U.S. /məˈθɑɡəni/ rare.
(The study of) the origin of myths.
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mythology1809
mythonomy1876
mythography1882
mythogony1889
mythograph1904
1889 Notes & Queries 26 Jan. p. iv (advt.) The author draws a sharp distinction between mythogony and mythology.
2002 rtiess.tripod.com 8 Nov. (O.E.D. Archive) Mythogony, the genesis of myths, occurs in no singular time and location.
Derivatives
mythoˈgonic adj.
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1889 Notes & Queries 26 Jan. p. iv (advt.) The mythogonic hypothesis presented by Professor Max Müller and other philologists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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