What if the ancient city of Atlantis was not a myth?

Local legends often tell of cities or islands that have been lost to the waves. ... But Atlantis is not the only legend of a sunken city. Similar ... he is one of a growing band of geologists who have begun to take an interest in similar myths in the belief that some really can shed light on ancient geological events. read more

To figure out if something like Atlantis existed, or was just a myth, you need to remember that many myths are based on a true story. the stories need to be looked at and the time they were first written in analysed and understood. read more

If the writing of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato had not contained so much truth about the human condition, his name would have been forgotten centuries ago. But one of his most famous stories—the cataclysmic destruction of the ancient civilization of Atlantis—is almost certainly false. 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