legend

     

A legen (Latin, legenda, "things to be read") is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. Legend, for its active and passive participants, includes no happenings that are outside the realm of "possibility", defined by a highly flexible set of parameters, which may include miracles that are perceived as actually having happened, within the specific tradition of indoctrination where the legend arises, and within which it may be transformed over time, in order to keep it fresh and vital, and realistic.

Trivia about legend

  • "Ordinary People" singer John Stephens took on this last name, the stuff that myths are made of
  • It can be a caption, an explanation of symbols on a map, or a myth
  • From the Latin for "things to be read", it's a table explaining symbols on a map or chart
  • This table that accompanies a map explains what the symbols & colors represent

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