throughout time people across the world told each other Tales of how they came to be of Heroes and monsters romance and tragedy death and rebirth mythology helped shape the ancient world explaining the unexplainable this is mythology Unleashed nautical Legend is Rife with Incredible story about mythical islands and Hidden Worlds islands that appear on no Maps or vanish beneath the waves at dusk and arise in new locations upon Daybreak or some that are hidden within the depths of Perpetual hurricanes and then there are Tales of islands and land masses that suffered from cataclysmic events such as
tsunamis or earthquakes that led to the utter destruction of the island and all who lived upon it Bar None there is no more prominent example of such a fabled island nation lost to catastrophe than the lost city of Atlantis in roughly 360 BCE the Athenian philosopher Plato described Atlantis also called atalantis or Atlantica as an idilic Utopia out west beyond the pillars of Hercules and in the Atlantic Ocean ruled by demigods and surpassing all other cultures of its time in terms of societal and technological advancement complete with a powerful navy it was said to be
self-sufficient growing their own food and rearing animals without worrying about the elements or supply lines and not Reliant upon trade or alliance with outside Nations architecturally the atlantans Built Homes and structures of black and red stone unlike anything found in the world structures in cities that surpassed even the great cities of Egypt they even had access to rare metals and Alloys allowing for advanced technology featuring Crystal and geothermal power sources and yet however powerful in advance they may have been Circa 9,600 bcee this mysterious culture would meet its Doom in the words of Plato in
a single day and night of Misfortune the island of Atlantis disappeared into the depths of the sea as to how Atlantis ultimately perished a number of explanations have been given depending on the story or Theory being told some say it was due to volcanic activity that had undermined the foundations of Atlantis leading to its C collapse others say that it was a series of earthquakes and massive tidal waves that brought down the mighty nation and then there are those especially during Plato's time that believe that the extreme advances in technology and sociology were seen as
an insult to the gods of Olympus and so the gods namely the sea god Poseidon pulled the island beneath the waves drowned ing everyone and erasing the atlantan civilization from existence regardless of how Atlantis was destroyed Plato's stories of a far off exotic island home to an advanced culture unlike anything the ancient Greeks had ever seen thrilled countless people eager to hear his words but many who had heard of Atlantis often had the same list of questions was Atlantis a real place if so where was it and if there were no survivors of the cataclysm
and no surviving artifacts or writings just how did Plato and others ever hear of Atlantis as with all myths and legends there have been attempts to explain rationalize or even prove the existence of Atlantis the Atlantis of Plato's writings has been theorized to be based on an ancient Egyptian record of a volcanic eruption on the island of Thea Circa 1500 bcee famously known as the minoan eruption the Menan eruption on Thea known today as cini was followed by a series of earthquakes and tsunamis that devastated various minoan sites along the aan sea thereby perhaps giving
rise to the legend of Atlantis but the Santorini Caldera is not beyond the pillars of Hercules or Straits of Gibralter as they are known today instead existing in the aian sea rather than the Atlantic Ocean just one example of inconsistency with Plato's dialogues and so we begin to see a trend in Atlantis theories where far off islands and land masses are considered as the basis for Atlantis and may bear some resemblance to the Atlantis of Legend yet none of them fully match the description or geographic location in Plato's writings in addition to sanini other hypothesized
locations of Atlantis have included Cyprus Cree Sicily the Canary Islands the British Isles Iceland Greenland and even Antarctica the Bermuda Triangle a section of the Atlantic Ocean plagued with a supernatural reputation has long been a popular hypothesized location for Atlantis with some going as far as saying that Atlantis is what causes the supposed Misfortune of any who pass through those Waters however many theories of where Atlantis or what inspired it may arise the truth is that no trace of a sunken island or City to that magnitude has ever been found even with the modern advancements
in oceanog graphy and mapping of the ocean floor it is important to note that many scholars believe that Atlantis was never meant to be interpreted as a real place rather a metaphorical one rooted in philosophical teachings though Plato describes Atlantis as a beautiful Utopia complete with wealth military power and achievements in society and Technology he goes on to say that atlantis's achievements would lead to hubris greed and Corruption which in turn led to its Ultimate Destruction Atlantis at its core was a cautionary tale of philosopher's allegory for the hubris of Nations whether or not the
island of Atlantis was a real place based on a real place or was created as an artistic representation of a philosophical concept the legend of Atlantis has inspired countless people across the centuries the ideas of far away places extremely Advanced societies lost civilizations and the like always seem to Peak the imagination in more recent times Atlantis has appeared in many forms of media such as books games stage and radio Productions film and television many times it is a subject of Science Fiction Discovery and adventure stories such as in Jules Vern's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
or in Disney's Atlantis the Lost Empire other times it is a mystical place thriving as an undersea superpower such as in the stories of Aquaman by DC Comics though Atlantis is ultimately a mythological civilization its impact on storytelling and imaginations can never be [Music] understated
