legendary figure
C1748
concept
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.
All labels observed (95)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| legendary figure canonical | 210 |
| legendary king | 70 |
| allegorical figure | 57 |
| character in the Mahabharata | 50 |
| folk hero | 43 |
| Mahabharata character | 37 |
| legendary creature | 27 |
| semi-legendary figure | 25 |
| tragic hero | 19 |
| legendary ancestor | 14 |
| legendary character | 13 |
| legend | 11 |
| legendary hero | 11 |
| folklore figure | 10 |
| legendary monarch | 10 |
| legendary ruler | 10 |
| legendary queen | 9 |
| epic hero | 8 |
| legendary people | 8 |
| eponymous hero | 6 |
| Christian legendary figure | 5 |
| cultural hero | 5 |
| legendary founder | 5 |
| local legend | 5 |
| Arthurian legendary character | 4 |
| Legendary figure | 4 |
| character in the Epic of Gilgamesh | 4 |
| epic poetry character | 4 |
| legendary warrior | 4 |
| epic heroine | 3 |
| founder figure | 3 |
| heroic figure | 3 |
| legendary heroine | 3 |
| legendary knight | 3 |
| legendary person | 3 |
| mythical person | 3 |
| semi-legendary person | 3 |
| British legendary figure | 2 |
| Robin Hood character | 2 |
| apocalyptic figure | 2 |
| characters in Roman legend | 2 |
| founding legend | 2 |
| legendary emperor | 2 |
| legendary warriors | 2 |
| mythical founder | 2 |
| semi-legendary historical figure | 2 |
| Chinese legendary figures | 1 |
| CollectiveLegendaryFigure | 1 |
| Iranian folk hero | 1 |
| Japanese legendary figure | 1 |
| Solomonic legend | 1 |
| Vietnamese folk hero | 1 |
| archetypal figure | 1 |
| biblical characters | 1 |
| biblical-legendary character | 1 |
| character in English folklore | 1 |
| characters in Hindu legend | 1 |
| civilizing hero | 1 |
| creator figure | 1 |
| figure in medieval legend | 1 |
| founding figure | 1 |
| historical figure of disputed existence | 1 |
| historical figure of disputed historicity | 1 |
| legendary Roman figures | 1 |
| legendary ancestral figure | 1 |
| legendary figures | 1 |
| legendary founders of Rome | 1 |
| legendary giant | 1 |
| legendary historical figure | 1 |
| legendary indigenous leader | 1 |
| legendary lawgiver | 1 |
| legendary monarchs | 1 |
| legendary musician | 1 |
| legendary outlaws | 1 |
| legendary phenomenon | 1 |
| legendary pirate | 1 |
| legendary poet | 1 |
| legendary rulers | 1 |
| legendary sailor | 1 |
| legendary seafaring people | 1 |
| legendary strongman | 1 |
| legendary tribal ancestor | 1 |
| legendary voyager | 1 |
| legendaryFigure | 1 |
| medieval Greek literary character | 1 |
| medieval Irish figure | 1 |
| mythical or semi-legendary figure | 1 |
| mythological rider | 1 |
| mythologized figure | 1 |
| person of uncertain historicity | 1 |
| proverbial figure | 1 |
| regional figure | 1 |
| լեգենդար հերոս | 1 |
| ეროვნული მოღვაწე | 1 |
| 伝説上の人物 | 1 |
Instances (734)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya | legendary monarch |
| Popiel | legendary ruler |
| Siemowit | legendary ruler |
| Rumcajs | folk hero |
|
Tantanoola
surface form:
Tantanoola Tiger
|
local legend |
| Thyra Danebod | legendary queen |
| Yu Gong | — |
| Lloque Yupanqui | — |
| Lasseter's Reef legend | legend |
| Minamoto no Yoshitsune | — |
| King Gordias | — |
| Skinfaxi | legendary creature |
|
William “King” Solomon
surface form:
William "King" Solomon
|
folk hero |
| Bran the Builder | — |
| Lann the Clever | — |
| Sanjaya | character in the Mahabharata |
| Kripa | Mahabharata character |
| Hellen | legendary ancestor |
| Utnapishtim | character in the Epic of Gilgamesh |
| Laestrygonians | legendary people |
| Saint Margaret of Antioch | — |
|
Philaïdēs (eponymous ancestor, traditional attribution)
surface form:
Philaïdēs
|
legendary ancestor |
|
Nala and Damayanti
surface form:
Nala
|
character in the Mahabharata |
| Savitrī and Satyavan | legend |
| Saint Christopher | — |
| Rama | epic hero |
| Dhritarashtra | character in the Mahabharata |
| Saint Catherine of Alexandria | — |
|
Appleseed
surface form:
Johnny Appleseed
|
folk hero |
| Fame | allegorical figure |
|
Antarah
surface form:
Antarah ibn Shaddad
|
— |
| Canute Danaást | — |
| Rivkele | legendary character |
|
ibn Shaddad
surface form:
Antarah ibn Shaddad
|
— |
| Oranmiyan | founding figure |
| Phaeacians | legendary seafaring people |
| Holika and Prahlada | characters in Hindu legend |
| Beatrice | allegorical figure |
| Samson | legendary warrior |
| Ulupi | character in the Mahabharata |
| Iravan | Mahabharata character |
| Bhishma | Mahabharata character |
| Karna | tragic hero |
| Draupadi | epic heroine |
| Valmiki | — |
| Pandu | character in the Mahabharata |
| Srutakarma | Mahabharata character |
| Miloš Obilić (traditional account) | — |
| Prativindhya | Mahabharata character |
| Dido | — |