Inspiration and Legend

Inspiration

Inspiration noun - Arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity.

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Legend and inspiration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Legend" instead a noun "Inspiration".

Legend noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Inspiration and legend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inspiration" instead a noun "Legend".

Nearby Word: legendary

particular	particular inspiration	particular legend
common	common inspiration	common legend
original	original inspiration	original legend
many	many inspiration	many legend
Other adjectives: true, single, romantic, popular, actual, big, great, main, new, early, mysterious, greatest, occasional, comic, historical, real-life.

A likely inspiration for the trope's appearance in anime is the legend of Minamoto Yoshitsune's defeat of the monk Benkei on the Gojo Bridge in the 12th Century A.D.

Source: Defeat Means Friendship
Subverted in Nicky, who (unlike the Urban Legend of the character's inspiration) is straight, living with a man everyone knows not only to be gay but to have a crush on Nicky.

Source: Gay Aesop
Legendary in the Sequel: Mystique is hailed as a living legend and a source of inspiration for young mutants.

Source: Film / X-Men: Apocalypse

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