legendary city
C9411
concept
A legendary city is a mythical or semi-mythical urban center, often described in folklore or ancient texts, renowned for its extraordinary wealth, advanced culture, or mysterious disappearance.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| legendary city canonical | 12 |
| mythological city | 9 |
| Elven city | 5 |
| Legendary city | 1 |
| capital city in epic literature | 1 |
| city in Greek mythology | 1 |
| legendary ancient city | 1 |
| legendary lost city | 1 |
| mythic representation of city-state | 1 |
| stronghold of the gods | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: legendary city
Generated description
A legendary city is a mythical or semi-mythical urban center, often described in folklore or ancient texts, renowned for its extraordinary wealth, advanced culture, or mysterious disappearance.
Instances (32)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Falinesti | Legendary city |
| Troy | legendary ancient city |
| Indraprastha | — |
| Ephyra | mythological city |
| Aia | mythological city |
| Carduel | — |
|
the golden one
surface form:
El Dorado
|
— |
| Gondolin | Elven city |
| Nargothrond | Elven city |
| City of Z | legendary lost city |
| Cíbola | — |
| Amaravati | mythological city |
| Alaka | mythological city |
| Alakapuri | mythological city |
| Telepylus | mythological city |
| Oechalia | mythological city |
| Vineta | — |
|
‘City of Indra’
surface form:
City of Indra
|
— |
| El Dorado (legendary city of gold) | — |
| Athens (through the story of Theseus) | mythic representation of city-state |
|
Revati
surface form:
Kushasthali
|
mythological city |
| Themiscyra | mythological city |
| Asgard | stronghold of the gods |
| Kapadapuram | — |
| Corinth (in the Jason–Medea narrative) | city in Greek mythology |
| Tirion | Elven city |
| Caras Galadhon | Elven city |
| Ys | — |
| Iram | — |
| Iram dhāt al-‘imād | — |
| The City of Brass | — |
|
city of Caras Galadhon
surface form:
Caras Galadhon
|
Elven city |