Frustrated with the contradictions of these legends, the famous explorer Christopher Columbus lamented: “I have not found neither have I ever read a text from the Latin or the Greek that for a certainty stated in which corner of the world the earthly paradise can be found. ”
Šo leģendu nebeidzamo pretrunu sarūgtināts, slavenais jūrasbraucējs Kristofors Kolumbs sūrojās: ” Es neesmu ne atradis, ne lasījis nevienu latīņu vai grieķu avotu, kur būtu skaidri pateikts, kurā pasaules nostūrī meklējama zemes paradīze. ”