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n. (communication) | 1. fable, legend | a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events. |
| ~ holy grail, sangraal, grail | (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. |
| ~ story | a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events.; "he writes stories for the magazines" |
| ~ arthurian legend | the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot. |
| ~ 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. |
n. (communication) | 2. caption, legend | brief description accompanying an illustration. |
| ~ title | a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work.; "the novel had chapter titles" |
| ~ illustration | artwork that helps make something clear or attractive. |
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