You are making the claim, document it.
NO. You are making the claim, YOU document it.
I have studied many subjects and one thing I have found out is that ALL stories get exaggerated and facts get lost because those people during that era did not have the privilege of reading and writing. IT WAS AGAINST THE LAW for a commoner to read and write.
That is what scribes were for. Then the scribe would send ALL copies to King Herod.
Example - Did the Vikings wear helmets with horns on them?
No. Vagner invented that for his operas. It was Broonhilda that was the first to have horns on a so called Viking Helmet.