Fantasia

The ancient Egyptian City of Heracleion was, as the myth goes, famous for its wealth. It was considered to be the main trading center in Egypt almost 1200 years ago. However, one day-much like the city of Atlantis- it disappeared never to appear again.  The city probably got its fame in the present day due to how Heracleion was once a prosperous, thriving city before it was swallowed by the sea over a millennium ago. It was outstanding enough to be mentioned by the Greek writer Herodotus. Moreover, this city tells the amazing story of Helen of Troy- believed to be the most beautiful woman on earth at the time – and how they launched over a thousand ships headed to that exact city. Others say that the city was named after Hercules himself , after visiting the city. The infamous city is said to have been a great port for Egypt at the time, taking control of all the ships coming from Greece. In addition, this mythical city seemed to have the great temple of Amun, wher...

There are many legends about lost cities in the world, each with its own unique feature. This one really speaks out, I mean how many cities are  there in the world that are made of gold?!😮😖 You may have heard about El Dorado, the city that is made of gold. So let's delve into this a bit more. The legend goes that some hundreds of years ago, specifically the 16 th Century in South America, Colombia. There was this man named El Dorado-the king of the Musica tribe. The story goes that this man was so wealthy he started covering himself in gold dust, jump into Lake Guatavita, then surface clean. A bunch of jewelry would be thrown with him in the lake as well, as an offering to the gods according to them. Somehow the word got to the Spanish people, and so the myth was born. The Spanish tried finding this city of gold, in which they found some gold in Lake Guatavita, but apparently it wasn't enough for them so they kept looking. For the next centuries, people from A...