Why Not?

That’s the secret. The universe doesn’t shape legends. People and storytellers do. The details are just that; details. Things for the storytellers to clean up, after the fact. After a while the universe says, “Sure, why not? That’ll work.

A. Lee Martinez in “Helen & Troy’s Epic Road Quest”

If people tell a person he or she is a hero, or a villain, he or she may start to believe it. It is a rare person who truly knows who he or she actual is and who can ignore the opinions of the crowd. And in terms of legends, most people don't actual know the truth about their legends. They just believe whatever they are told.