Sentence examples for legend mentioned from inspiring English sources

Idrīs, an immortal figure in Islamic legend, mentioned in the Qurʾān (Islamic sacred scriptures) as a prophet.

In another legend, mentioned by the Roman poet Statius (1st century ad), Thetis dipped her son Achilles into the Styx to render him invulnerable; because she held him by his heel, he remained vulnerable there.

A chariot race also was said to be the event that founded the Olympic Games; according to one legend, mentioned by Pindar, King Oenomaus challenged suitors for his daughter Hippodamia to a race, but was defeated by Pelops, who founded the Games in honour of his victory.

An inscription in the prakaram (circumambulating passage around the main shrine) quoting from the legend of the Srimushna Mahatmaya (a local legend) mentions the piety one derives in observing festivals during the 12 months of the year when the sun enters a particular zodiacal sign.

Figure 2 figure supplement 1 : The legend mentions electron density for A125 in panel A but no density is shown.

Similarly, the figure legend mentions that IGF-1 down-regulates astrocytic TXNIP1 – a finding that is accurate but not relevant for the astrocyte-mediated neuroprotection illustrated by the figure.

Figure 1 figure supplement 1: What are the black, blue and red lines? Figure 2: Is this a stereoview? Figure 2 figure supplement 1: The legend mentions electron density for A125 in panel A but no density is shown.

Wilhelm's outstanding contribution was Die deutsche Heldensage ("The German Heroic Tale"), a collection of themes and names from heroic legends mentioned in literature and art from the 6th to the 16th centuries, together with essays on the art of the saga.

Nevertheless, given his ability to excel on the highest stage - perhaps the one reason why Cristiano Ronaldo is less frequently compared with the legends mentioned above - there is huge anticipation ahead of Messi's appearance at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.

A legend sometimes mentioned in connection with Chusok is that it began as a monthlong weaving festival.

But the first greatest of all the vanity projects is unquestionably Seagal's Genghis Khan epic, which the On Deadly Ground legend first mentioned in 1998.