lores — the space between the eye and the bill of a bird, or a corresponding space in other animals, as snakes.
beliefs — something believed; an opinion or conviction: a belief that the earth is flat.
legends — A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
convictions — a fixed or firm belief: No clever argument, no persuasive fact or theory could make a dent in his conviction in the rightness of his position.