It's very eerie what happens online that isn't talked about regarding misinformation about greek mythology. Claiming to "fix" ancient Greek myths for the "modern audiences", is completely erasing my heritage and history. It can look like a trivial thing, unimportant even, but when people say they mostly read retellings and don't know the ancient sources (Homer, Euripides, Sophocles, Herodotus, Plato), what does that mean for the future of information?
When people shape an ideology based on adaptations without double checking sources, misinformation spreads like wildfire. And when you correct them, the answer is "it's just fiction, it doesn't matter." Then what does matter? When the public selectively chooses what to believe?
The "it's just fiction" defense is a huge red flag because it ignores how narrative shapes collective memory. If you repeat a trope enough times (like making Hades a misunderstood goth, Demeter is a narcissist mother, or turning Hera into nothing but a jealous trope) eventually, the diversity of the actual ancient religion and societal structure of Ancient Greece gets buried turning a living heritage into a playground.
Thus lies become the truth
Fiction isn't just a tale to pass time when there's culture and history built by thousands. Historical records preserved for millennium shouldn't be forgotten when there's much accessibility to them.
