lore
Tales elders share
Lore is a body of knowledge or tradition passed down through generations, especially through oral transmission rather than formal study: According to local lore, the lake is haunted.
The word often suggests stories, beliefs, and customs accumulated over time within a particular group or about a particular subject: vampire lore, baseball lore, the lore of the sea.
In contemporary usage, lore frequently describes the background mythology of fictional worlds: Star Wars lore, the game's deep lore.
Impressively grand in scope
- heroOne admired for courage
- questSeeking journey for something
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
fable · grail · knight · wizard · enchantment · bard · chronicle · Arthur
Traditional oral narratives
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- superstitionsUnfounded beliefs about luck
beliefs · ceremonies · oral tradition · fables · parables · yarns · old wives tales · proverbs
Study of family descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- forebearsAncestral family members
bloodline · clan · traditions · heirlooms · oral history · elders · family stories · origins
Understood facts and skills
- sagacityPenetrating mental acuity
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- teachingsTransmitted knowledge or principles
proverbs · maxims · aphorisms · philosophy · discernment · counsel · secrets · mysteries
Study of physical remnants
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
civilization · pyramids · hieroglyphs · Mesopotamia · dynasty · excavation · papyrus · scrolls
All gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- goddessesDivine feminine beings
- titansDominant powerful figures
cosmogony · underworld · nymphs · monsters · oracles · prophecy · creation myths · ambrosia
Unconfirmed circulating story
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
- old wives taleUnverified traditional belief
- urban legendUnverified viral story
superstition · falsehood · hearsay · tall tale · exaggeration · distortion · embellishment · apocryphal
epic
Impressively grand in scope
saga · fable · grail · knight · wizard · enchantment · bard · chronicle · Arthur · Beowulf
folktales
Traditional oral narratives
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
superstitions · beliefs · ceremonies · oral tradition · fables · parables · yarns · old wives tales · proverbs · omens
genealogy
Study of family descent
forebears · bloodline · clan · traditions · heirlooms · oral history · elders · family stories · origins · roots
knowledge
Understood facts and skills
- sagacityPenetrating mental acuity
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
teachings · proverbs · maxims · aphorisms · philosophy · discernment · counsel · secrets · mysteries · hidden knowledge
archaeology
Study of physical remnants
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
prehistoric · civilization · pyramids · hieroglyphs · Mesopotamia · dynasty · excavation · papyrus · scrolls · tablets
pantheon
All gods of a religion
- deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- goddessesDivine feminine beings
titans · cosmogony · underworld · nymphs · monsters · oracles · prophecy · creation myths · ambrosia · nectar
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
- old wives taleUnverified traditional belief
urban legend · superstition · falsehood · hearsay · tall tale · exaggeration · distortion · embellishment · apocryphal · pseudohistory
- ancient wisdomVedas, proverb, Upanishads, maxim, Epicureanism
- mythmakingfounding myths, founding myth, origin stories, origin story, mythos
- culturemusic taste, beliefs, food preferences, custom, festivals
- backstoryorigin story, origin, past, background, history
- epicIliad, Odyssey, Beowulf, Aeneid, Gilgamesh
- game contentDLC, expansions, quests, boss fights, levels
loreignorance
Absence of knowledge
nescience · unfamiliarity · inexperience · unknowing · cluelessness
loreofficial records
Authenticated documented information
formal education · academic scholarship · archives · scientific literature · encyclopedic knowledge
Proof from measurable observation
- local loreCommunity's traditional knowledge
- ancient loreTraditional knowledge from antiquity
- vampire loreBeliefs about the undead
- tribal loreA group's traditional knowledge
- medieval loreKnowledge from feudal times
- Celtic loreTraditional Irish-Welsh storytelling heritage
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