Cinderella's real origins from Ancient Greece

Most people associate "Cinderella" with Disney but the tale actually originated in Ancient Greece. The first recorded Cinderella-like figure is told in a story from the 6th century BC when Greek courtesan Rhodopis had one of her slippers stolen by an eagle who flew it all the way across the Mediterranean into the lap of an Egyptian king. The king sought far and wide to find the owner of the shoe.

When he found Rhodopis he married her, lifting her from her lowly status to the throne. Through the centuries Cinderella has woven her identity through centuries of storytelling with over 400 versions of the Cinderella tale in Europe alone.