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*''Urban myth'', an alternate (not academic) term for [[urban legend]]

...]] [[Nodens]], which is borne by several figures from [[Irish mythology]], legend and historical tradition, including:

...ta]]. Famous citizens included [[Epaminondas]] and [[Pelopidas]]; in Greek legend, it was the home of [[Cadmus]] and [[Oedipus]]. The modern municipality (po

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A '''croissant''' is a crescent shaped flaky pastry. According to legend, the croissant has its origin in the [[Turkey|Turkish]] siege of Vienna in

...on]]. The Trevelyan family of Cornwall takes its coat of arms from a local legend; 'when Lyonesse sank beneath the waves only a man named Trevelyan escaped b ==Lyonesse in Arthurian legend==

....agbioworld.org/biotech-info/topics/borlaug/index.html Norman Borlaug: The Legend (agbioworld.com)]

...Zeus (Semele saw the real Zeus and was instantly incinerated, according to legend.)

...re of the Romans and the completion of Anglo-Saxon settlement. Much of the legend was compiled by [[Thomas Malory]], whose work influenced [[Alfred, Lord Ten ==Legend==

...ted terms [[legend]], [[fairy tale]], [[folklore]], [[fable]], and [[urban legend]], each of which has a distinct meaning.

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...'House of Fujiwara''', provided regents and empresses from 645 to 1945. In legend, the father of the Fujiwaras was one of the three key aides to the first Em

*Castleden, Rodney (2000) ''King Arthur: the Truth Behind the Legend''. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-19575-6

...ts—''[[Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''—Miyamoto is perhaps the most lauded [[game designer]] in the

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...') is a mythologized princess of an ancient Greek island, who according to legend betrayed her motherland, after the legendary king [[Minos]] had bribed her ...> but no independent legend connects an ''Arne'' to Siphnos<ref>Still, the legend is readily popularized as a Siphnian story, especially in the local tourism

In Greek legend, '''Ialmenus''' was one of the warriors who hid inside the [[Trojan horse]]

In Greek legend, '''Idomeneus''' was one of the warriors who hid inside the [[Trojan horse]

...P. (1994) ''Culture and the King: the Social Implications of the Arthurian legend: Essays in Honor of Valerie M. Lagorio''. Albany: State University of New Y

Although the art of Kalarippayattu is itself not well known outside of India, legend has it that around 525 AD the Indian Buddhist monk [[Bodhidharma]] traveled

...Aeneas, and both traveled to [[Italy]]. According to a slightly different legend, Ascanius may have been born in [[Italy]] with his father still being [[Aen

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...Internet Archive]) that describes the author's refutation of the Radetzky legend. (German)

...Internet Archive]) that describes the author's refutation of the Radetzky legend. (German)

Contrary to urban legend, doses below the level of outright toxicity have no effect on sexual perfor

...uth of a fleeing fox. In modern pictures only the fox remains. There is no legend about the fate of the goose.

...and give some idea of the background out of which the corpus of Arthurian legend emerged. Compared with the stories of Arthur as developed by Anglo-French ...nd ''Gereint son of Erbin'' show a further stage in the development of the legend. Here are tales of knights rather than warriors, in a landscape of vague g

...ere invariably true. She survived the sack of Troy. Some versions of the legend say that [[Ajax the Lesser]] raped her in the temple of [[Athena]], others

...alon''' (from the [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] word ''abal'': apple) is a [[legend]]ary [[island]] somewhere in the [[British Isles]], famous for its beautifu However, the Glastonbury legend has frequently been perceived as a fraud due, among other things, to the pe

*[[Myth]] and [[legend]], where there are supernatural, especially [[magic|magical]], elements

...''Laigin'' plus [[Old Norse]] ''staðr'', "place, territory"). According to legend they were descended from the [[Gaul]]ish warriors who came to Ireland with

In legend, Aurora renews herself every morning at dawn and flies across the sky, anno

...an deliver presents around the world on [[Christmas Eve]] are the stuff of legend, but have been positively identified by several sources.

'''Bowls''' is a British sport that is at least 800 years old. According to legend, it was famously being played on [[Plymouth Hoe]] by [[Francis Drake]] in 1

*''The Legend of the Rangers'' (2001 TV film)

...self titled first studio album (Boh Records, 2008)) was produced by music legend [[Ray Wylie Hubbard]] and includes special guests [[Patty Griffin]], [[Gurf

...a large collection of classical and near eastern [[mythology|myths]] and [[legend]]s. ...(or ''metamorphoses'') taken from classical and near eastern mythology and legend. A veritable compendium of ancient mythology, it is set out, albeit rather

...s who have become enlightened. The title of Paramhansa originates from the legend of the swan. The swan (''hansa'') is said to have a mythical ability to onl

...ian language|Italian]]: ''Colle Palatino'') is the one where, according to legend, Rome was founded by [[Romulus and Remus|Romulus]], and where the palace of

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...ided to destroy their kingdom as a punishment. (There are variants of the legend; in some versions Cassiopeia brags that she herself is the most beautiful,

**Ri laj mam - legend from Santiago Atitlan

...the age of 66, Beckwourth died. The way he died is a mystery. According to legend, the Crow Indians poisoned Beckwourth because they were afraid he would lea

| title = Arthur's round : the life and times of brewing legend Arthur Guinness

According to legend, Andromeda was a daughter of an Ethiopian king named [[Cepheus (mythology)|

...ght]]less [[bird]]s. In turn, this has led to an often-resurrected [[urban legend]], or false story, that penguins fall over when disturbed by human activity ==Penguin-toppling: origin of the urban legend==

'''Aerospace''' as a subject has been explored for centuries. In a Greek legend of '''Icarus and his father Daedalus''', they built wings of feathers and w

...ds, into existence. His centers of worship were Memphis and Heliopolis. In legend he was married to Bast, Wadjet or Sekhmet.

* 1980: Inner Sense (''Epitaph for a Legend'')

...n Hawaii and took another husband, whose name has not survived in Hawaiian legend. The new husgand and rival revolted from Kauholanui and assumed the governm

...r its cheesesteak, and Los Angeles for the French dip, which, according to legend, was created by accident.<ref name="american">{{cite book

In legend, '''Dido''' was an ancient Phoenician queen, and founder of [[Carthage]], a

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...túath]]'' or petty kingdom, although female ''féinnidi'' are also known in legend.

...ravelling near the borders of the [[Hamakua]] and [[Hilo]] districts, (The legend says that he had been to Koholalele in Hamakua to consecrate the Heiau call ...cklace, his feather wreath (Lei-hulu), and his Malo or [[loincloth]], (One legend has it that, instead of the Lei, Liloa gave her his Laau-palau, a short ins

...://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2005/feb/11/usa.theatre1 Death of a playwright: legend Arthur Miller dies aged 89], a February 11, 2005 obituary from ''[[The Guar

...after conquering the Tangut people. Cause of death is uncertain, although legend states that he was thrown off his horse in the battle and contracted a dead

...-jan-15-2020-jeff-vandermeer-jay-douglas-and-more-1.5426533/toronto-reggae-legend-jay-douglas-reflects-on-his-life-and-career-1.5426555 | title = 'I'm just a messenger for peace and love': Toronto reggae legend Jay Douglas reflects on his life and career

...a’s and Vance’s accounts, as well as Dula’s own military record, show this legend to be untrue; it persists nonetheless. ...Dula in the movie ''The Legend of Tom Dooley''.<ref>{{cite web|title=''The Legend of Tom Dooley'' (1959)|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.as

*''[[Anowa]]'' (a play based on a Ghanaian legend; (1970)

The [[legend|legendary]] '''Hanging Gardens of Babylon''' also known as the ''Hanging Ga

According to legend, Rome was founded on 21 April 753 BC by the twins [[Romulus and Remus]]. [[

...the [[River Trent]] and lies close to [[Sherwood Forest]], famous for the legend of [[Robin Hood]]. The city's industrial history is strongly associated wit

...s]] try to work out where the trains are likely to next appear. An [[urban legend]] passed down among enthusiasts holds that the sighting of a 'Dr. Yellow' b

...ls with the resurrection story of [[Jesus Christ]] and other personages of legend who return from the dead (as [[Orpheus]] from the underworld).

...and their way of life and turned the battle of Culloden into the stuff of legend with the heroic clans and their desperate charge playing a leading role.

* Brown, Malcolm. ''Lawrence of Arabia: The Life, the Legend.'' London: Thames and Hudson, 2005. (Companion volume to the exhibition at ...vised edition, London: Abacus, 1995. [http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Warrior-Legend-Lawrence-Arabia/dp/0349106738/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195563555&sr

* Dallapiccola, Anna. ''Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend.'' London: Thames & Hudson, 2002. ISBN 0-500-51088-1

...y| coauthors =United States Naval Forces Central Command| title =Astronaut Legend Neil Armstrong Receives Naval Astronaut Wings| work =www.cusnc.navy.mil| ur

...20]] the ''Fiesta del Caimán'' (Feast of the [[Caiman]]) honoring a local legend known as ''La Historia de Tomasita''. Another important celebration is the

...ined on that occasion by yet another famous civil rights pioneer, baseball legend Jackie Robinson.

* Martin Blumenson. ''Patton: The Man Behind the Legend, 1885-1945'' (1985) ISBN 0-688-06082-X

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The legend of Tecum Umam says that he commanded the thousands of K'iche' warriors who ...ranging from the production of statues and poetry to the retelling of the legend in the form of folkloric dances to prayers to the defender of the K'iche' f

According to legend, he rode forth from his palace in his chariot at age 29 to parts of the cit

...lacking. Instead of logically giving pride of place to the version of the legend in Homer, it gives a weird amalgamated version of the myth-- very strange,

...roles on such shows as ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' and ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'', as well as acting in numerous television movies, including ''T

* Donn A. Byrnes, Kenneth D. Hurley, "Blackbird Rising: Birth of an Aviation Legend", Sage Mesa, Los Lunas, 1999 - Contains a great deal of material on the ear

...on subjects in early Ukiyo-e. Also popular were themes from Japanese myth, legend, literature, and history.

...been played in Ireland for about 2000 years and is mentioned in the Irish legend of Cú Chulainn. Its administrative body is the Gaelic Athletic Association

...he court of [[Maui]] in the reign of [[Kekaulike]]. The expression of the legend would seem to convey the impression that Kawelomakualua and his wife were t

...ween the mythical island of [[Atlantis]] and [[Athens]] which according to legend took place 9000 years before Plato's time.

...he setting of the radio show [[Lum and Abner]] which aired from 1934-1952. Legend says that the owner of the grocery store named it "Pine Ridge" after the ra

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...at the Museum on the hill right opposite the Acropolis in Athens is "where legend says Musaeus used to sing, and, dying of old age, was buried".<ref>[[Pausan

...ife set off for the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] territory of Palestine. The legend of Ben-Yehuda states that he and his wife vowed to never speak Hebrew again

...legend, give no credence to various incidents narrated in this history or legend. For, some things herein are the feats of jugglery of demons, sundry others

Its official founding year is 974, based on an anachronistic legend that it was founded by Olga of Kiev, but the first mention in historical re

The legend of Tammany is quite another matter: his persona was widely adopted as a sym

...enning, Stanley | year = 1994 | month = Autumn/Winter | title = Ignorance, Legend and Taijiquan | journal = Journal of the Chenstyle Taijiquan Research Assoc