This essay examines the birth of philosophy within a historical context dominated by declining myth and religiosity, factors that profoundly influenced its early development. The emergence of philosophy is intrinsically linked to the invention of concepts, which provided a new framework for processing pre-existing mythical traditions and emerging human experiences within the community. The text reflects on the historical friction between philosophers and traditional society, suggesting that the radical critical distance of thinkers was often perceived as arrogant. Importantly, early philosophy was not an outright rejection of religion but rather an attempt to purify it through rational means. The author critically evaluates philosophy's self-conception as being rooted solely in "logos," arguing that this view was somewhat exaggerated. Instead, philosophy maintained a connection to mythical tradition by replacing its narrative character with conceptual processing and systematic rationalization. Consequently, philosophy should not be viewed as the absolute opposite of myth, but rather as a specific rationalization of mythical thought that transformed narrative into concept while retaining an underlying continuity with its predecessors.