in the words of Aristotle, in the Rhetoric, rhetoric is "...the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion". According to Aristotle, this art of persuasion could be used in public settings in three different ways.
<span>In order to prove he is who he says he is, Odysseus follows both Philoetius and Eumaeus outside, Once there, he guarantees their loyalty to each other and identifies who he really is via a scar that is located on his foot. Once done, he promises to treat them as if they were Telemachus's brothers if they can promise to fight by his side.</span>
Creon's decree that Polyneices and other rebels should not be given a proper burial according to Greek religious custom is a direct violation of the will of the gods. Antigone is determined to follow the will of the gods (remember, she was born to a cursed family and knows the penalty the gods can exact for attempting to usurp their authority over mortals).
<span>Teiresias is motivated to warn Creon because he "sees" that the gods are angered and are going to destroy him if he follows through with his arrogant and willful (see: hubris) course of action.</span>
The first part is something similar to oral tradition. which is a type of story telling from word of mouth only.
The second part is they could spread there mythology, spiritual and historical understanding with other tribes or the same tribe for generation.