Legends (derived from Latinlegenda) are stories inoral tradition passed on byword of mouth.
The word is also used for famous or historically significantpeople, places,events, etc. We sometimes say of someone who is extremely famous that they are a "legend" or "of legendary fame".
Examples of legends areAli Baba, theFountain of Youth,Nano Begal,Paul Bunyan,Bogeyman,Kraken,Sirens, Atlantis, theLoch Ness Monster,Bigfoot, andYeti. Some legends are stories about real people; others are not.Odysseus andRobin Hood for example may have been real but most the stories about them are definitelyfiction.
For some places, legends are the earliesthistory. For example, the origin ofancient Rome is known only from legends, as are the earliest dynasties in thehistory of China.
