But many, if not most, scientists think we will never tie Atlantis to a real location. "I don't think there's any question that the story of Atlantis is a myth," says Patrick Nunn, a geologist at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. But Atlantis is not the only legend of a sunken city. read more
But many, if not most, scientists think we will never tie Atlantis to a real location."I don't think there's any question that the story of Atlantis is a myth," says Patrick Nunn, a geologist at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. But Atlantis is not the only legend of a sunken city. read more
Plato refers to Atlantis in his dialogues. He says he got this information from the initiates of ancient Egypt. Plato was a serious writer, so this information must be true. It recalls the migration of the Arias that passed through ancient Egypt and went to Atlantis. read more
Atlantis (Ancient Greek: Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος,"island of Atlas") is a fictional island mentioned within an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias, where it represents the antagonist naval power that besieges"Ancient Athens", the pseudo-historic embodiment of Plato's ideal state in The Republic. read more
A popular idea is that the Atlantis myth is associated with the fate of Thera, now the Greek island of Santorini, which was partly destroyed by a volcanic eruption about 3,600 years ago. But many, if not most, scientists think we will never tie Atlantis to a real location. read more