Zeus was the king of the gods and he ruled the other gods such as Aphrodite the goddess of love Apollo the god of music and archery Hermes the god of travel Poseidon the god of the sea at Mount Olympus.

Example of legends story. However the details of the Arthurian legend-the knights of the round table Camelot and Queen Guinevere-are likely made up and exaggerated. For example the legends of the Lochness Monster and Bigfoot are based on real sightings but their existence remains unproved today. The Best Short Legends for Children.

According to legends giants were extremely strong but they actually werent. For example King Arthur was a man in the 5th6th century but the parts about the round table and Merlin the Magician. Thor Thor is the hot-tempered god of thunder in Norse mythology the son of the chief god Odin and goddess of the earth Fjorgyn.

Sometimes ancient stories may seem to be fanciful and it is easy to dismiss them as works of fiction but there are many cases that confirm our ancestors wanted to convey a story. More elaborate versions of these stories later appeared in the long poems of Chrétien de Troyes. In general legends are stories extracted from a supposed ancestral reality rooted in history.

Kaang demanded that the elands blood be boiled. This is one of the great short legend stories for kids. The leaders of tribes used to go to.

Greek Myths and Legends. What Are Some Examples of Legends. People suffering from.

By several hundred years later the legend. As stories handed down from the past legends are often revised by each subsequent generation. The Philippine Cinderella This story narrates the live of a girl who wept and prayed and saw a beautiful woman who took her worries away.