Once upon a time, a young man dreamed of his initiation into the Mysteries. He was fortunate to be in the Telesterion and see what was happening, but he could not clearly hear the hierophant’s words. When he woke up and told people his dream, they all agreed that the man could not be considered an initiate. This story, saved by a man named Sopatros, proves the importance of the so-called legomena. Unfortunately, the information we have about them is minimal. The legomena were not sermons or lectures but short comments and explanations that accompanied the events. The need for the mystai to understand the words of the hierophant explains the rule that only those who spoke Greek could participate in the Mysteries. Therefore, the notion that the legomena included instructions to help the mystai navigate the Underworld (similar to the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead) does not seem valid.