Types of Leyends

1.Eschatological legends: legends about the doctrines and beliefs of the after death. They predict how the human race will be, or how the world will end.

2. Etiological legends: are the stories that give us some knowledge about the origins of the elements of nature, such as mountains, valleys, lakes, etc.

3. Mythical Legends: this type of legend speaks about events or supernatural phenomena.

4. Historical Legends: also called Classic Legends. These include everything that happened from the beginning of human race. Thanks to them, we know about the mysteries of ancient civilizations, such as Romans and Greeks.

5. Religious Legends: are the stories that talk about fair, sinners, gods, demons, saints, nuns and other characters that are usually found in the religions.

6. Urban Legends: they are based on urban characters. This kind of legends always occurs in cities or towns, which we know.

7. Theogonic Legends: are the legends that tell us about the life and power of the gods.

8.Cosmogonic Legends: attempts to give us an explanation about how the world was created. This type of legend is often the most abundant and widespread, compared with the rest of legends.

9.Moral Legends:

we can find this type of legends in almost all societies of the world. The moral legends talk about the existing and persistent struggle between good and evil. In many cases, these legends talk about the confrontation between angels and demons.

10.Anthropogony Legends: They have some relationship with the cosmogonic legends.  Anthropogony Legends allude to the manner in which the human being was created.

Founding Legends: focus on telling us how emerged, developed and prevailed certain cities or lands.

Astronomical Legends: are the legends that tell stories about space. They are the stories related to the sun, the moon, the celestial bodies and other stars of the universe.