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The purANas are some books of old stories. Call them "legends" or "mythology" if you like.
Exception: if you are in ISKCON, then the zrImadbhAgavatammahapurANam श्रीमद्भागवतंमहपुराणम् (qq(see wikipedia on Bhagavata_Purana)) is the absolute truth, and the other purANas are books of old stories.