Plato's Anamnesis Theory in the context of mythos and logos

In this study, the importance of question "whatness?" (ti estin) and "astonishment" (thaumazein) feeling that has affected emerging of the philosophia event and primarily theoretical knowledge in Ancient Greek has been mentioned. Later, function of mythos having a great importance in ancient civilizations and in this matter, transition process from mythos to logos have been mentioned. Emerging philosophia event in Ancient Greek has occurred with Grecian people making a deeply thinking over essence of what's already been. And so, for the first time in Ancient Greek, from thinking based on mythos to logos based thinking was taken place. However, two different thinking style is also two different utterance styles. In this respect, how mythos was taken place in Plato's thought, who was using both utterance styles, has been tried to explain. Connection between mythos and logos in Plato has been examined, tried to explain in the context of anamnesis theory. Finally, A solution has been provided to the discussions about whether anamnesis theory is mythos or logos.