Legend

From the Encyclopedia Galactica:

Legend (listen) 
 * 1) a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
 * 2) the body of stories of this kind, especially as they relate to a particular people, group, or clan: e.g. Nilfeheim's Book of Legends
 * 3) an inscription, especially on a coin, a coat of arms, on a monument, under a picture, or the like.
 * 4) a table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used.
 * 5) a collection of stories about an admirable person: e.g. King Arthur
 * 6) a person who is the center of such stories: e.g. She became a legend in her own lifetime.