legendary figure

A legendary figure is a person, real or mythical, whose extraordinary deeds and enduring stories have been magnified and preserved through cultural tradition and collective memory.

Observed surface forms (42)

• folk hero ×6
• allegorical figure ×4
• Legendary figure ×3
• legendary king ×3
• tragic hero ×3
• characters in Roman legend ×2
• legend ×2
• legendary ruler ×2
• Arthurian legendary character ×1
• British legendary figure ×1

• Christian legendary figure ×1
• Japanese legendary figure ×1
• Mahabharata character ×1
• Robin Hood character ×1
• apocalyptic figure ×1
• biblical characters ×1
• character in English folklore ×1
• cultural hero ×1
• epic poetry character ×1
• folklore figure ×1
• founder figure ×1
• founding legend ×1
• heroic figure ×1
• legendary Roman figures ×1
• legendary character ×1
• legendary creature ×1
• legendary emperor ×1
• legendary founders of Rome ×1
• legendary historical figure ×1
• legendary indigenous leader ×1
• legendary knight ×1
• legendary monarch ×1
• legendary musician ×1
• legendary outlaws ×1
• legendary queen ×1
• legendary sailor ×1
• legendary voyager ×1
• medieval Greek literary character ×1
• medieval Irish figure ×1
• mythological rider ×1
• person of uncertain historicity ×1
• semi-legendary figure ×1

Instances (63)

• Moses via concept surface "founder figure"
• Headless Horseman via concept surface "legendary creature"
• Maid Marian via concept surface "legendary character"
• Merry Men via concept surface "legendary outlaws"
• Much the Miller's Son via concept surface "character in English folklore"
• Tenochtitlan founding legend via concept surface "founding legend"
• Will Scarlet
• Odysseus via concept surface "epic poetry character"
• Homer
• the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse via concept surface "biblical characters"
  surface form: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
• Arjuna via concept surface "Mahabharata character"
• Oedipus via concept surface "tragic hero"
• the Beast via concept surface "apocalyptic figure"
• Saint George of Lydda
• Emperor Jimmu via concept surface "legendary emperor"
• Romulus and Remus via concept surface "legendary founders of Rome"
• Sinbad the Sailor via concept surface "legendary sailor"
• Saint Joachim via concept surface "Christian legendary figure"
• Man in the Iron Mask via concept surface "legendary historical figure"
• Theseus
• Helvetia via concept surface "allegorical figure"
• Orpheus via concept surface "legendary musician"
• Kit Carson via concept surface "folk hero"
• St George
• Digenis Akritas via concept surface "heroic figure"
• Sir Lancelot via concept surface "Arthurian legendary character"
• King Arthur via concept surface "legendary king"
• Merlin via concept surface "Legendary figure"
• Othello (character) via concept surface "tragic hero"
  surface form: Othello
• Sirena (mermaid of Chamorro folklore)
  surface form: Sirena
• Saint Anne via concept surface "Legendary figure"
• Saint George and the Dragon via concept surface "legend"
• Dioscorus
• Romeo Montague via concept surface "tragic hero"
• Gawain via concept surface "legendary knight"
• Santa Claus
• Britannia via concept surface "allegorical figure"
• Manco Cápac
• Guayas (indigenous chief in local tradition) via concept surface "legendary indigenous leader"
• Queen Guinevere via concept surface "legendary queen"
• Cincinnatus
• Bedivere via concept surface "Legendary figure"
• Rurik via concept surface "legendary ruler"
• Horatii brothers via concept surface "legendary Roman figures"
• Sabine women via concept surface "characters in Roman legend"
• Tatius
• Uther Pendragon via concept surface "legendary king"
• Omega
• Faust legend via concept surface "legend"
• Paduke (legendary Chickasaw chief)
  surface form: Paduke