Hecataeus of Miletus believed that the exotic myths in the Greek tradition were an embarrassment to the culture that had to be rooted out and proved false figurative stories with no basis in fact used to make philosophical points (allegorism) exaggerated stories about historical events (rationalization) the truth about their history that had to be vigorously defended (apologism)

Hecataeus of Miletus believed that the exotic myths in the Greek tradition were an embarrassment to the culture that had to be rooted out and proved false figurative stories with no basis in fact used to make philosophical points (allegorism) exaggerated stories about historical events (rationalization) the truth about their history that had to be vigorously defended (apologism)