an idea to legends

in every civilization there are people who think up new and fascinating stuff. some of these people become popular.
  the more popular the person becomes the more likely they will become a legend in the end and some of the stuff they come up with might weather and die but it all will be apart of life from there creation.
it more or less the same thing about places and events, the more popular it becomes the more likely it will become a legend in the end.

some notable legends are;

1.Atlas was discussed earlier in the blog but is a notable one.

2. Cassandra, the name Cassandra is often applied to anyone who predicts a future of gloom and doom.
originally, however,Cassandra was gloomy not because of any bleak prophecy, but because nobody would believe her no matter what she forecast or however accurate she proved to be.
  the original Cassandra, daughter of Priam, king of Troy, was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, on condition that she would accept him as her lover.
 when Cassandra withheld her side of the bargain Apollo was unable to retract his gift. but he ordained that her predictions would always be ignored.


3.Alcyone
   the phrase 'halcyon days' for any period of peace and tranquility comes from the Greek legend of Alcyone, the daughter of Aeolus, god of the winds.
  when her husband Ceyx was drowned, Alcyone threw herself into the sea in despair. but the gods took pity on the couple and changed them into kingfishers, still sometimes called halcyons.
  Zeus also forbade the winds to blow for a week on either side of the winter solstice - midwinter day - when the birds were thought to breed at sea, so creating the 'halcyon days' of calm.


in most cases its the story or stories that live on, and over time being passed down word for word the words changed in to what they are now, people always put in things they think others would like better or change the meaning of words in which changes the story or stories to match the times.