Assertion: legend | /r/HasProperty | retold
Facets:
value: from the moment
type: TEMPORAL
value: as fiction
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: From the moment a legend is retold as fiction, its authentic legendary qualities begin to fade and recede: in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving transformed a local Hudson River Valley legend into a literary anecdote with "Gothic" overtones, which actually tended to diminish its character as genuine legend.
text: Urban legends typically include common elements: the legend is retold on behalf of the original witness or participant; dire warnings are often given for those who might not heed the advice or lesson contained therein (that forms a typical element of many e-mail phishing scams); and the tale is often touted as "something a friend told me", and the friend is identified by the first name only or not identified at all.