noun
1 well-known story
ADJECTIVE
▪ ancient , old
▪ Greek , Inuit , Roman , etc.
▪ local
▪ urban
VERB + LEGEND
▪ become , pass into
▪
The story of how she was rescued has already passed into ~.
▪ tell (sb)
▪
He told us the ~ of the ghostly horseman.
LEGEND + VERB
▪ live on
▪
The ~ of his supernatural origins lives on.
▪ say sth
▪
Legend says that the forest is cursed.
PREPOSITION
▪ according to ~
▪
According to ancient ~, the river is a goddess.
▪ in (a/the) ~
▪
There have always been stories of human giants in Celtic ~ and mythology.
▪ ~ about
▪
~s about the Vikings
▪ ~ of
▪
The story is part of the ancient ~ of King Arthur.
PHRASES
▪ ~ has it that …
▪
Legend has it that the Bridge of Sighs got its name from the cries of prisoners being led across it.
▪ myths and ~s
▪
the myths and ~s of Mexico
▪ the subject of ~
▪
The island has long been the subject of ~.
2 famous person/event
ADJECTIVE
▪ living
▪
movie stars who become living ~s
▪ basketball , music , racing , rock , screen , sporting ( BrE ), sports ( AmE ), etc.
▪ Broadway , Hollywood , etc.