grail, Holy Grail, Sangraal - (legend) chalice used by Christ at the last supper

story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"

Arthurian legend - the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot

hagiology - literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints

Midas - (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold

Sisyphus - (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again

Tristan, Tristram - (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other

Iseult - (Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other

title - a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles"

illustration - artwork that helps make something clear or attractive