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15 Famous Myths That Started with True Events

Darren October 11, 2025 5 min
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9. El Dorado

9. El Dorado
Image Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Spanish explorers pursued the legend of El Dorado, the golden city, but it began as a reference to a ritual in which a Muisca king was covered in gold dust. European greed and misinterpretation expanded this into a city of gold, fueling fruitless expeditions (nationalgeographic.com).

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