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| the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc |
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| any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition. |
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| a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures. |
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| a collection of stories about an admirable person. |
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| an unproved or false collective belief that is used to justify a social institution. |
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| a short tale to teach a moral lesson |
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| a poem, play, picture, etc, in which the apparent meaning of the characters and events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning |
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| use of such symbolism to illustrate truth or a moral |
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| a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson. |
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| An exaggerated, unreliable story: “My uncle claims that he was raised in a drainage ditch, but it's just another of his tall tales.” |
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| a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing. |
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| heroic; majestic; impressively great: the epic events of the war |
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| a main character in an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to his/her culture, race, or nation |
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