Legend
Legend noun - A traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature.
Usage example: some ancient civilizations had legends about spirits that inhabited trees and rocks
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Tale is a synonym for legend in myth topic. In some cases you can use "Tale" instead a noun "Legend", when it comes to topics like story, language, often fictitious. popular alternative
Nearby Word: legendary
Tale
Tale noun - A work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel.
Usage example: the oft-told tale of Sleeping Beauty
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- RWBY: Each hunter/huntress has an associated colour, Swiss Army Weapon of Choice, and fairy tale/folk tale/legend.
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A folk tale or legend is used by the trainer of Warders in the Wheel of Time, as a warning not to get cocky.
Source: Defeating the Undefeatable - The Legend of Chekhov means if someone tells a fairy tale or legend in the beginning, it'll turn out to be true.
Source: Trope Distinctions / A to C
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