legend
Storied cultural figure
A legend is a story, typically an old one, which may not be true and is often assumed to be false: The legend told of a vampire living in the castle.
An urban legend is a more modern tale of something shocking and probably untrue alleged to have happened.
A smaller scale meaning of legend is the explanatory text on a map or illustration that helps you to interpret it.
A person can be described as a legend when they have extraordinary accomplishments: Tina Turner is a living legend of music.
Traditional explanatory tale
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- fableMoral tale with animals
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
epic · lore · parable · allegory · ballad · chronicle · mythos · oral tradition
Traditional explanatory tale
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- tall taleWildly exaggerated story
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
embellishment · apocryphal · unverified · debunked · half-truth · distortion · folklore · old wives tale
Lock-opening device
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- captionText accompanying an image
- notationSystem of written symbols
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
scale · compass rose · cartography · reference · explanatory · interpretive · guide · color code
Pictorial screen symbol
- starLuminous astronomical object
- greatLarge or excellent
- luminaryInspiring figure or celestial body
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
master · champion · titan · giant · prodigy · phenomenon · household name · all-time great
Public recognition, widespread
- renownWidespread acclaim and recognition
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
notoriety · status · legacy · mythos · aura · larger-than-life · storied · infamous
Legendary Transylvanian vampire
- Nosferatu1922 German vampire film
- TransylvaniaRomanian historical region
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- immortalCannot die
coffin · fang · bloodsucker · staking · coven · Bram Stoker · Van Helsing · Carpathian
myth
Traditional explanatory tale
saga · epic · lore · parable · allegory · ballad · chronicle · mythos · oral tradition · heroic tale
myth
Traditional explanatory tale
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- tall taleWildly exaggerated story
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
exaggeration · embellishment · apocryphal · unverified · debunked · half-truth · distortion · folklore · old wives tale · false claim
key
Lock-opening device
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- captionText accompanying an image
- notationSystem of written symbols
index · scale · compass rose · cartography · reference · explanatory · interpretive · guide · color code · topographic
icon
Pictorial screen symbol
virtuoso · master · champion · titan · giant · prodigy · phenomenon · household name · all-time great · GOAT
fame
Public recognition, widespread
- renownWidespread acclaim and recognition
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
acclaim · notoriety · status · legacy · mythos · aura · larger-than-life · storied · infamous · celebrated
Dracula
Legendary Transylvanian vampire
- Nosferatu1922 German vampire film
- TransylvaniaRomanian historical region
- undeadDeceased yet animate
immortal · coffin · fang · bloodsucker · staking · coven · Bram Stoker · Van Helsing · Carpathian · nocturnal
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- storiesstory, tale, tales, myth, fable
- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- folktalesfolktales, animal fables, folktale, moral fables, fairy tales
legendfact
Verifiable piece of information
reality · truth · history · non-fiction · historical record
legendnobody
Inconsequential person
unknown · nonentity · obscurity · average person · has-been
legendfootnote
Citation at page bottom
trivia · ephemera · flash in the pan · blip
- urban legendsWidely circulated false stories
- living legendRevered person still alive
- American legendsCelebrated stories from U.S. history
- ancient legendsTraditional stories from long ago
- local legendsPlace-specific traditional stories
- legend in one's own timeFame achieved while still alive