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 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: legendary figure
Generated description
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.
Instances (734)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| En-men-lu-ana | legendary king |
| Alulim | legendary king |
| Etana of Kish | legendary king |
| Don Roderick | legendary king |
| Green Lady ghost | — |
| Lycaon | legendary ancestor |
| Herbert G. West | regional figure |
| Kiepenkerl (archetypal figure) | archetypal figure |
| Birbal | folk hero |
| Lao Dan | semi-legendary figure |
| Li Er | — |
| Good Angel | allegorical figure |
| Evil Angel | allegorical figure |
| Ikshvaku | legendary king |
| King Bhagiratha | legendary king |
| Mother Holle | folklore figure |
|
allegory of the Republic
surface form:
Allegory of the Republic
|
allegorical figure |
| Peacemaker (Deganawida) | — |
| Cais | legendary ancestor |
| Eochaid Mugmedón | semi-legendary figure |
| Phoebe Ann Moses | folk hero |
| Calamity Jane | folk hero |
| Cheng Tang | — |
| Tato | — |
|
Gausus (eponymous ancestor)
surface form:
Gausus
|
legendary ancestor |
|
"Birn" as an eponymous ancestor name
surface form:
Birn
|
legendary ancestor |
| Khazraj ibn Haritha | legendary ancestor |
| Nyikang | legendary king |
| Saint Serf | semi-legendary figure |
| Teneu of Lothian | — |
| Merovech | — |
| Ailill mac Máta | legendary king |
| Oenotrus | eponymous hero |
| Sardanapalus | legendary king |
| Titurel | legendary king |
| St. Brendan the Navigator | legendary voyager |
|
Mesh-ki-ang-gasher (in some traditions)
surface form:
Mesh-ki-ang-gasher
|
legendary ruler |
| Huwawa | character in the Epic of Gilgamesh |
| Énée | epic poetry character |
| Nancy Hart | — |
| Hinokuma Takenari | — |
| Atramhasis | legendaryFigure |
|
Wen
surface form:
King Wen of Zhou
|
founder figure |
| Balrog of Moria | legendary creature |
| Βάττος | legendary king |
| Lady Holy Church | allegorical figure |
|
Conscience
surface form:
Conscience (Piers Plowman)
|
allegorical figure |
| William F. Cody | folk hero |
| Brutus of Troy | — |
| Cassivellaunus | semi-legendary figure |