analysis of the concept of alētheia as a Panhellenic truth-value; comment on the juxtaposition of what purports to be a unique and true Panhellenic version with a plethora of false versions, described as mūthoi ('myths'); interpretation of the outer core of mūthoi, containing traditions that are apista ('untrustworthy') as an undifferentiated outer core consisting of local myths (where various versions from various locales may potentially contradict each other), and the inner core of alētheia ('truth'), containing traditions that are pista ('trustworthy') as a differentiated inner core of exclusive Panhellenic myths that tend to avoid the conflicts of the local versions (2§28)