Heliocentrism, an astronomical theory which posits that the Earth and planets revolve around a stationary Sun and not the other way around, opened up a brave new world for science and the mankind.

The so-called King of the Gods' famed virility still remains a popular subject of study for many scholars of ancient Greek mythology to this day.

This drawing by Leonardo da Vinci is based on the ideal human male proportions described by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius.

Although the earliest records of vampire-like creatures in folklores and mythologies date back to the Mesopotamian era, the cold and intelligent archetype of the blood-sucking monster wasn't developed until the emergence of vampire literature in the early 18th century.

This mythical spring that grants eternal youth to anyone who drinks from it was popularized in the 1500s after conquistador Juan Ponce de León was rumored to have sought it out.