Religion / idea
El Dorado
El Dorado, 'the golden one', was a Spanish legend of a native ruler covered in gold dust, which grew into the myth of a golden city or kingdom in the interior of South America. It arose from the Muisca rite at Lake Guatavita in which a new chief offered gold to the waters. It drove many costly expeditions, including those of the Welsers and Walter Raleigh.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). El Dorado. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/el-dorado
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- “El Dorado.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/el-dorado. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “El Dorado.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/el-dorado.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘El Dorado’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/el-dorado (Accessed: ).
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