| Meaning | A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events. |
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| Synonym | fable |
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| Category of | 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 |
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| Midas | (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold |
| Round Table, King Arthur's Round Table | (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| grail, Holy Grail, Sangraal | (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper |
| hagiology | literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints |
| Narrower | Arthurian legend | The legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot |
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| Broader | story | A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events |
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| Spanish | fábula, leyenda |
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| Catalan | fàbula, llegenda |
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| Adjectives | legendary | celebrated in fable or legend |
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