legend
genre of folklore featuring human actions within history
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Summary
legend is a literary genre[1]. legend ranks in the top 6% of literary genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,899 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: fiction genre[3], narrative form[4], Wikibase reason for deprecated rank[5]
- Subclass of: work of fiction[6], traditional story[7]
- Commons category: Legends[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Legends[9]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Otto's encyclopedia[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[14], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[15]
- Partially coincident with: pourquoi story[16]
- Different from: myth[17]
- Wikidata usage instructions: Use 'Mythology' - mythology - for stories of Gods and fantastic creatures[18], 有关上帝和奇特生物的故事，请使用神话（mythology）[19], Utilisez 'Mythology' - mythology - pour des histoires de dieux et de créatures fantastiques[20], Mythologie (WikiData-Objekt Q9134) verwenden, wenn es um Götter, fantastische Wesen, etc. geht.[21]
- Studied by: storiology[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Narration[23], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
Why It Matters
legend has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] legend is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]