Historical Myths and Legends Get Debunked When Twitter Users Realize They May Have Just Been a Product of Poor Eyesight
People often seem to forget that there was a time in our world when glasses were still non-existent, which could explain the historical myths and legends passed down through word of mouth in the past.
For some of us who weren't blessed with perfect 20/20 eyesight, life can be challenging. People we know aren't even recognizable anymore, even when they are just a few feet away, and some of us can't function without our glasses perched on the bridge of our noses!
Come to think of it, poor eyesight does distort our vision, and people may have never known the true nature of what they saw, especially when they had no eyeglasses to confirm it. In the past, there was certainly a long period during which glasses had not yet been invented to aid our vision—a period long enough for people to concoct fantastical explanations of magical creatures and events that *may have been* born out of poor eyesight.
While there are certainly wonders in our world that seem unreal when recounted, people on the Internet have begun to realize that most historical myths and legends may have resulted from poor eyesight and the lack of access to glasses in the past, as pointed out by TikToker @ShowerThoughtsWMike.
This sparked a mission on Twitter to speculate around this idea and raise some valid points regarding questionable myths that have circulated for centuries. But who's to say what's real and what's not?
Check out these funny, thought-provoking, and oddly valid tweets about historical myths that might lead you to wonder if they were actually real or just a product of someone's poor eyesight!
1. If that's the case, then let's say we should be thankful that the pharaoh saw their potential!
DlANYSUS2. Who even let him spread the word in the first place? Talk about things going overboard! Pun intended.
BrummBright3. File this under badly described animals, and we're good.
XxNova_CanexX
4. Eyesight so poor, humans and animals got fused together.
FineAmazonFem
5. Wait, are they not?
itsmecharaaaa
6. With the alarming number of Zeus's flings, this honestly wouldn't be a surprise.
clever_castillo
7. This is what happens when poor eyesight gets mixed with a rowdy imagination.
BornHillsOnly
8. Maybe Medusa was just *THAT* mesmerizing that it turned people to stone.
y8bee
9. Can't blame people for romanticizing these creatures, though.
CousinKammy
10. Not even sure about anything anymore!
theeashleyray
11. Let's all breathe a sigh of relief. *Phew!*
NiCe_viBe
12. This one definitely takes the cake!
wbtcherica
13. This will get you thinking—does poor eyesight equate to seeing the magical side of things?
somemoons**t
14. Back with the human-horse fusion again. Welp.
sepiabarcode
15. If that's a demon, then that's a demon.
enchantednaz
16. But why were they obsessed with the spawn of animals and humans, though?
thejaylee__
17. Angels aren't even the nice little baby faces that our civilization made them out to be!
DrakeVaske
18. They went from this to concluding that mermaids were beautiful women with long, lustrous locks? (Sorry, manatees.)
devilwishkers
19. When women did something a *LITTLE* more than ordinary, they were automatically labeled as witches, so...
samygus13141
20. No, that's a premium giraffe.
saranghanu
21. Lighting is actually history's biggest enemy. Kidding!
LexCrazed
22. That's the ultimate dream, though.
PagliacciLive
23. Maybe they heard about it before they discovered lions?
Vixinvicta
24. Indeed, a fun fact!
CapinMT
25. If people around me couldn't see clearly, I'd fool them into thinking I could walk on water, too.
VoteRoss4Mayor
26. Guess he didn't shut up, though!
Cluetube
What myth or legend do you think was just caused by someone who struggled with their eyesight? Come to think of it—mythical creatures are actually quite a bit funnier than intimidating when you consider how they could have come into existence.
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