LIST function makes new list from arguments.

(list 1 2 3) => (1 2 3)
(list 'a #c(1 2) "moo") => (A #C(1 2) "moo")
(car (list 1 2 3)) => 1
(cdr (list 1 2 3)) => (2 3)
(list) => NIL
(eq (list) nil) => T
(eq (list) '()) => T
(equal (list 1) (cons 1 nil)) => T
(equal (list 1 'a) (cons 1 (cons 'a nil))) => T
(equal (list 1 'a 3) (cons 1 (cons 'a (cons 3 nil)))) => T
(equal (list 1 'a 3) '(1 . (a . (3 . nil)))) => T
(equal '(1 2 3) (list 1 2 3)) => T