Children in Ancient Greece were familiar with traditional myths from an early age.

According to the
philosopher Plato (c. 428–347 BCE), mothers and nursemaids narrated myths and stories to the children
in their charge: David Wiles describes them as a repository of mythological lore.[60]

Bruce Lincoln has called attention to the apparent meaning of the terms mythos and logos in the works
of Hesiod. In Theogony, Hesiod attributes to the Muses the ability to both proclaim truths and narrate
plausible falsehoods (i.e., falsehoods which seem like real things).[61] The verb used for narrating the
falsehoods in the text is legein, which is etymologically associated with logos. There are two variants in
the manuscript tradition for the verb used to proclaim truths. One variant uses gerusasthai, the other
mythesasthai. The latter is a form of the verb mytheomai ('to speak,' 'to tell'), which is etymologically
associated with mythos.[61] In the Works and Days, Hesiod describes his dispute with his brother
Perses. He also announces to his readers his intention to tell true things to his brother. The verb he uses
for telling the truth is mythesaimen, another form of mytheomai.[61]