legend

Japanese: legend
legend

…Of all the myths, legends are recognized as having inherited the attribute of being believed to be true. Synonyms for legend include the Chinese word 'folk story', the English word 'legend', the French word 'légende', and the German word 'sage', and they have been compared and contrasted, but because the form of oral literature in each culture is not necessarily the same, the meanings and contents of these words do not completely match. On the other hand, however, there are some facts that cannot be overlooked as characteristics that these words have in common with each other in the way they exist. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "legend" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そのなかでも伝説は,ことに神話の属性のうち内容が真実であると信じられている点を受け継いでいると認められる。伝説の同義語には,中国語の〈民間故事〉,英語のlegend,フランス語のlégende,ドイツ語のSageなどがあり,それらと比較,対照されてきたが,それぞれの文化における口承文芸のあり方は必ずしも同一ではないので,これらの言葉の意味や内容も完全に一致するわけではない。しかし一方で,これらの言葉が互いに共通して擁しているそこでのありようには特性として見過ごせない事実がいくつか指摘できる。…

※「legend」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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