Legend Synonyms

lĕjənd
A body of traditional beliefs and notions accumulated about a particular subject
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. folklore
  2. lore
  3. myth
  4. mythology
  5. mythos
  6. tradition
A brief piece of written matter
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. caption
  2. motto
  3. inscription
  4. title
  5. key

Words Related to Legend

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Legend Sentence Examples

  • He declared the whole legend was fictitious.

  • The Muses also gathered up the fragments of his body and buried them at Leibethra below Olympus, where the nightingales sang over his grave, while yet another legend places his tomb at Dium, near Pydna in Macedonia.

  • If he could hit a little white ball, he'd be a legend in the 'hood!

  • According to the legend, Athena, who had invented the flute, threw it away in disgust, because it distorted the features.

  • The Alexander legend was the theme of poetry in all European languages; six or seven German poets dealt with the subject, and it may be read in French, English, Spanish, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, Flemish and Bohemian.

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