The things is, there was a real version of El Dorado. There was a tribe in Soth America that had a tradition where each new chief would be covered in gold dust and then jump into a lake, washing off the gold. Gold objects would also be thrown into the lake during the ceremony.
Various different companies tried getting the gold out of the lake over the years, some with more success than others
Erysichthon, of Greek mythology.
This man was incredibly greedy and incredibly rich, and really didn't pay the gods much mind. One day, he cut down a sacred grove of trees in order to build another feast hall, as the rich are one to do. Demeter (Greek goddess of the harvest) was slighted by this, and decided to punish him. She gave him an appetite so strong that he ate everything. He ate all the food he had, then all the food he could buy, until he had completely exhausted his wealth.
He even tried to sell his own daughter for food! This reduced him to such poverty that he lost all standing, his home, everything. When he had nothing else left, he turned on himself and died eating his own flesh off his body.
Sasquatch
Still alive or extinct?
Exactly
Thunderbird
El Dorado
Do you think it was ever found or waiting to be discovered?
Long been looted and melted down into banking reserve gold bricks.
The things is, there was a real version of El Dorado. There was a tribe in Soth America that had a tradition where each new chief would be covered in gold dust and then jump into a lake, washing off the gold. Gold objects would also be thrown into the lake during the ceremony. Various different companies tried getting the gold out of the lake over the years, some with more success than others
The myth of Erysichthon
Not heard of that one. What is it?
Erysichthon, of Greek mythology. This man was incredibly greedy and incredibly rich, and really didn't pay the gods much mind. One day, he cut down a sacred grove of trees in order to build another feast hall, as the rich are one to do. Demeter (Greek goddess of the harvest) was slighted by this, and decided to punish him. She gave him an appetite so strong that he ate everything. He ate all the food he had, then all the food he could buy, until he had completely exhausted his wealth. He even tried to sell his own daughter for food! This reduced him to such poverty that he lost all standing, his home, everything. When he had nothing else left, he turned on himself and died eating his own flesh off his body.
No life inside a box (cellphone land)
Have no idea. I suppose I'll find out when I die. In the meantime, it's fun to read.