legendary

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very famous and admired or spoken about:

He became editor of the legendary Irish journal "The Bell".

The English are legendary (= well known) for their incompetence with languages.

from a legend:

a legendary Greek hero

Was King Arthur a real or a legendary character?

of or relating to an old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories that people tell about a famous event or person:

legendary tales of great deeds (= wonderful things that someone did)

of or describing someone who is very famous and admired, usually because of an ability in a particular area:

the legendary magician Houdini