Meaning

• An unrealistic story depicting past events.

• A person related to a legend or legends.

• A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.

  "According to the legend on the map, that building is a school."

• An inscription, motto, or title, especially one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon a heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.

• A musical composition set to a poetical story.

Meaning

• To tell or narrate; to recount.