Examples and stories are more memorable than explanations

We are more associative than structured; we easily weave a narrative on top of an idea or remember more easily because of a story; examples and stories are just one compact idea that tend to tune more into familiar things (e.g., narratives, analogies)
in my experience, legends and origin stories are often more memorable especially with the outlandish ones like the ancient Greek and Egyptian stories
in a way, we Prefer referencing over remembering
at times, we are also more creative than logical but it does not mean that Creativity and logic are not opposites
obviously, this doesn't mean explanations should be abandoned; Understanding comes first from memory and explanations tend to be one of the first things we remember when going back to a topic
furthermore, those examples can serve as practical way to start learning on things; Learning a new skill often starts from specific places