Legends
23 entries in the Legends compendium.
Artificial intelligence in myths and legendsAncient myths imagined artificial beings with human-like intelligence.Battle of Shahriar and LionSymbolic carvings of Achaemenid king battling beasts represent good versus evil.Belshazzar's feastBiblical king whose feast ended with a divine omen of doom.Crimean legendsCrimean legends were published to attract tourism.Eight Verses of Bernard of ClairvauxEight psalm verses believed to ensure salvation and a holy death.Feral childChildren isolated from human contact, lacking socialization and language.Kudrati ChamatkarSikh folk-legend of ball lightning at the Golden Temple in 1877.Legend of Jan and JrietFolk legend of a rejected peasant who became a general.The Legend of Sloven and Rus17th-century chronicle legend of Slavic ancestors Slovene and Rus.Legends of the coco de merLegends of a giant, erotic nut from the sea.Living entombed animalAlleged live animals found encased in rock, coal, or wood.Miracle of the rosesA Catholic miracle where roses signify divine presence.Moirang KangleirolA collection of history and mythology from ancient Moirang.Nero RedivivusLegend that Nero would return after his death in 68 AD.Princess and dragonArchetypal premise of a princess saved from a dragon.Swan songMetaphor for a final performance before death or retirement.The Tale of the Judge of Tản Viên TempleA legend of justice and the underworld from 16th-century Vietnam.The Three Dead Kings15th-century Middle English poem on three kings meeting three dead.Three SchoolfellowsThree classmates whose pact led to power, scholarship, and assassination.Two WolvesA parable of inner conflict: feed the wolf you want to win.VjesciA Polish vampire born with a caul, returning to life after burial.Wild Man of the NavidadEscaped slave turned wild figure in Texas folklore.Woman in Black (supernatural)American folklore figure who punished moral transgressions.
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