Who was the first guy who mentioned Atlantis?
Any historical evidence about it?
Discuss.
Atlantis
Who was the first guy who mentioned Atlantis?
Any historical evidence about it?
Discuss.
Ja mata, TosaInu. You will forever be remembered.
Proud
Been to:
Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
Re: Atlantis
I think Plato was the first and only person to mention it.
Re: Atlantis
And to add, he claimed that the source was an Egyptian priest. (Thus the later "Minoan theory" that rose up.)
I think it's Plato's allegory extended once again.
Re: Atlantis
Egyptian priest? Hmmm....
Actually, priests were to be trusted at that time...
Ja mata, TosaInu. You will forever be remembered.
Proud
Been to:
Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
Re: Atlantis
There are countless mentions of the lost land of Atlantis. There are also remnant people's that lived in the isles that Atlantis might have existed that were like no others, but they were killed off. It is very interesting to also look at the similarities between the minoan civilization and the south american civilizations of argentina and Brazil. They both used the same 'axes' for the same reasons and they have similar words in their languages.
The myth will never be solved I am afraid, but it is still very fun to look through the clues. Try picking up a book on the myth of atlantis.
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Plato used an account of the Atlantis story that originally came with Solon to greece, who got it from an egyptian priest in Sais a few generations earlier.
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