Legend Essay Examples and Topics

Who is Shiva? Shiva, one of the main Hindu deities, is seen as the destroyer of the Universe. He has many defining qualities that differentiate him from the other deities. He is often seen as having the most complex character of the main three deities…

Many ages ago before doom was awaiting, there was a young gorgeous lady with the name Proserpina. Proserpina was living in loneliness and isolation not only from herself but also from everyone around her. She could not leave the nymphs sea nor her mother. As…

Long time ago, in the province of Sichuan, near the River Min, there lived a woman and her son. They were very poor but good people. Every day the boy cut grass and sold it to people to get money. One year there was little…

People across the globe have always told stories, and tales are the major symbol of the human struggle for eternity and immortality. Even though many take for granted that fairy tales have always been for children, in the 19th century tales were told and written…

Do you believe in legends? Who is more real the North American wild man bigfoot or the fearsome Loch Ness monster Nessie? These two characters are rather frightening, but are they real? The answer is this easy I don’t know. In my first paragraph I…

There exists in many cultures a legend of a tall humanoid figure, that is a relative cousin to humans, that walks the Earth in solitude leaving behind little evidence of its existence. In the Himalayas the indigenous sherpas believe in the Yeti, in India there…

The Stolen Child In 1886, William Butler Yeats constructed the timeless piece called The Stolen Child. This piece is based on an Irish legend about faeries taking children. Yeats wrote this poem during a time when the Celtic Revival was a very important movement for…

Odessa is not just a city surrounded by legends and myths, but a real city legend. Myths Pearl began to grow into overgrown with the first minutes of its existence. It seems that when laying the first stone something out of the ordinary happened. Today…

With His Pistol In His Hand The legend of Gregorio Cortez’s heroism began as a minor conflict regarding the whereabouts of a horse. Described by Americo Paredes’ “With His Pistol in His Hand,” in 1901, when visited by a sheriff who was investigating a horse…

Legend has it that, there was an advertisement that the devil is going out of business and he is selling his paraphernal to the highest bidder. On that night of sales, he opened the door for his customers and showcased his apparatus: Hate, Envy, Jealousy,…

Beowulf: Hero Comparisons and Differences Then and Now Beowulf is an excellent story of good verses evil. The story is both fantasy and reality of the ideal qualities a hero should possess. Although the story was written many moons ago, it serves as a great…

Beowulf: The Perfect Hero Websters defines the term hero as a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life. This definition of the term hero might as well have the old English…

Legends may be considered as local history. They can be associated with local folk belief and customs or without it. A legend contains a story of a particular time with a particular place which depicts an incident of recent past. Legends have various divisions, among…