"legend" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

associated with:
- grail, holy grail, sangraal - (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper
- king arthur's round table, round table - (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights
- hagiology - literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints
- midas - (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
- sisyphus - (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again
- tristan, tristram - (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
- iseult, isolde - (Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
is a type of: story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events

subtypes: arthurian legend - the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot

same as: fable
is a type of: title - a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work

is a part of: illustration - artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

same as: caption