Over 11,000 years ago there supposedly was a continent located in the middle of the Atlantic ocean populated with a noble and very powerful race. The people had great wealth along with advanced knowledge before their time. This continent had many beautiful cities and sites. This great place is the Legend of the lost continent of Atlantis, but is Atlantis just a myth or a reality.
A Greek philosopher, Plato, first recorded the story of Atlantis. Plato first heard the tale of Atlantis from stories that were passed down from generation to generation from Solon, a Greek traveler and historian from Egypt. Solon received the story of Atlantis while staying with Egyptian priests. And Solon then brought the story to Greece (Stein 12). Plato then told of two accounts of Atlantis. These accounts were Timeaus and Critias. A summary of the two accounts is that Atlantis was the domain of Poseidon, the god of the sea. When Poseidon fell in love with a mortal woman, Cleito, he created a dwelling at the top of a hill near the middle of the continent and surrounded the dwelling with rings of water and land to protect her. Cleito gave birth to five sets of twin boys who became the first rulers of Atlantis. .
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The continent was divided among the brothers with the eldest, Atlas, first King of Atlantis, being given control over the central hill and surrounding areas. At the top of the central hill, a temple was built to honor Poseidon that housed a giant gold statue of Poseidon riding a chariot pulled by winged horses. It was here that the rulers of Atlantis would come to discuss laws, pass judgments, and pay tribute to .
Poseidon (Braymer 9-11).
To facilitate travel and trade, a water canal was cut through of the rings of land and water running south for 5.5 miles (9 km) to the sea. The city of Atlantis sat just outside the outer ring of water and spread across the plain covering a circle of 11 miles (1.
Plato did not witness Atlantis first-hand, but he found records on Atlantis. ... Plato describes Atlantis very clearly. ... Atlantis was a land of prosperity. ... The people on Atlantis were mainly Caucasian. ... Atlantis had a strong government. ...
Atlantis: Did It Exist? ... The first mention of Atlantis was by Plato. ... Many intelligent scholars do believe that Atlantis didn't exist. ... Atlantis is said to be located near the strait of Gibraltar. ... It might have been Atlantis or it might not have been. ...
This island of perfection was Atlantis. Atlantis was claimed to be the source of all religion, science, races, and civilizations. ... Many theories suggest Atlantis existed during the Pleistocene Ice Age. ... What ever caused the destruction of Atlantis must have been the worst disaster in history. ... Atlantis is not just another storybook fairytale, but pieces of mankind's puzzle which has never been found....
(Hefner, "Atlantis the Myth") Poseidon gained control of what was to be Atlantis. ... Saying that Atlantis was prosperous beyond all expectations did not prove to be an understatement. ... For the main focal point in the tale of Atlantis focuses persons with these two classifications. ... ("Atlantis") Reading this one maybe overcome with a sense of complete and utter bliss. ... This myth of Atlantis has been scrutinized for years and its validity of being true or not has been questioned as well. ...
Atlantis Throughout the course of history, there have been few mysteries that have captured the world's imagination in the way that Atlantis has. ... Atlantis, a once great and noble empire, has finally been found. ... Thus, it is likely that Atlantis is a non-fictional story. ... Both Atlantis and Thera were highly developed civilizations. ... Also, the Minoan culture of Thera is identical to that of Atlantis. ...
It is said that the Lost City of Atlantis was once an advanced civilization that existed about the 1400's B. ... Allen " Atlantis is in Atiplano, near the Andes mountains, in Bolivia." ... Clearly everyone had his or her own opinion on where Atlantis once ruled the seas. ... Why, because according to kidzwerld.com, a huge volcanic eruption on an island near Atlantis ripped that island and sunk the surrounding islands, thus sinking Atlantis. ... Who knows, Atlantis might or it might not of sunken, or existed after all. ...
Letters: from Atlantis is first set in the late 21st Century. ... Atlantis is speculated to be located in present- day Brittany or Normandy, France. ... The author, Robert Silverberg, wrote Letters: from Atlantis because he wanted to place and take readers" minds approximately 20,000 years back into the age of Atlantis. ... Silverberg had to know many things before writing Letters: From Atlantis. He had to research about how life was during the time of Atlantis. ...
World History Aegean: The Lengend of Atlantis After being presented with facts from the movie, 'Aegean: The Legend Of Atlantis', and reading some information out of the text book, I have came to the conclusion that I do believe that the ancient city of Troy, the cilization of the Minoans and Thera existed but however do not believe the city of Mycenae existed. ... After reading and considering this evidence I came to the conclusion that the city of Thera did exist and I feel is the lost city we refer to as Atlantis. The fact that really persuaded me that this city was Atlanti...
