Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun legend

2 senses of legend

Sense 1
legend, fable -- (a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events)
       => story -- (a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines")

Sense 2
caption, legend -- (brief description accompanying an illustration)
       => title -- (a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles")