Bruce Lincoln’s perspectives on myth serve to uphold the status quo and reinforce societal norms. This is apparent in “The Golden Ass” where the narrative is intertwined with social constructs and challenges the ancient notions of morality, society, and the divine. Lincoln’s perspectives in “What Was Myth” state how ancient myths were treated differently than how we use the word today. Lincoln explains ‘mythos’ and ‘logos’ as highly gendered terms. He states that mythos resembles that which is spoken in combat or by “the assertions of men who believe their strength. in society.” (Cite) And, logos as the “speech of women [and] the weak. that tends to be charming. but can also deceive and mislead.”(Cite). In the context of “The Golden Ass”,