Who thinks Atlantis is an ideal country?

The legend about Atlantis began with Plato, the father of ancient Greek philosophy. In Plato's last years, there were two dialogue hints, Cletus and Timaios.

In Plato's prompt, there is a saying that around 9650 BC, there was a big island opposite the "Strait of Gibraltar" (Gibraltar Strait), from which you could go to other islands. On the opposite side of those islands, there is a whole piece of land surrounded by the ocean, which is the kingdom of Atlantis. At that time, Atlantis was about to launch a big war with Athens. Unexpectedly, Atlantis was suddenly attacked by earthquakes and floods, and it was completely submerged at the bottom of the sea in less than a day and a night, which became an obstacle for Greeks to travel at sea. Some scholars who study Plato's philosophy hold a negative attitude towards the existence of Atlantis for the following reasons: First, they think Plato's purpose is to advocate the concept of "Utopia" and to make people understand it more easily, they will invent the story of Atlantis. Secondly, he wanted to encourage the corrupt descendants of Athens at that time, so he told them that his ancestors had bravely fought against the "ideal people" (Atlantis) and defeated the legendary maritime empire, proving that the Athenians had the essence and strength beyond all mankind. I hope to cheer up the corrupt descendants of Athens.

Legend has it that Poseidon founded the kingdom of Atlantis. On an island, a girl's parents died. Poseidon married the girl and gave birth to five pairs of twins. So Poseidon divided the whole island into ten districts, ruled by ten sons, and the eldest son was the supreme ruler. Because the eldest son is called Atlas and the country is called Atlantis.

In the acropolis in the center of the mainland, there are temples dedicated to Poseidon and his wife, and there are also temples dedicated to Poseidon. The interior of this temple is decorated with gold, silver, copper and ivory. There are shipyards on the coast of Atlantis, and the docks are crowded with three-oared warships. The dock is full of merchant ships and businessmen from all over the world. The kingdom of Atlantis is very rich and powerful. In addition to the island's rich products, tributes from Egypt, Syria and other Mediterranean countries are also constantly flowing.

These ten kings have absolute power in their own territory and adopt different national organizations. In order to keep communication with each other, they gather in temple of poseidon every five to six years to discuss their relationship and their ruling power. When the agreement was established, they cut the throats of cattle fed in temple of poseidon and wrote resolutions on the pillars of temple of poseidon with their blood to increase the sanctity of the resolutions.

All ten kings are wise, and the country is rich and strong. Unfortunately, corruption soon began to appear in these countries. Zeus, the head of the gods, punished people's depravity, causing earthquakes and floods, and the kingdom of Atlantis sank to the bottom of the sea day and night. In Plato's Atlantis story, it is also implied that the Greek characters used before Plato's era are different from those used in Plato's era.

[Editor] Textual research

Many historians believe that Atlantis is a myth, and Plato only used it to compare the values of Athenian society, but many archaeologists and historians hope to find it and return it to its original appearance.

[Editor] Cyprus said

Robert Sarmast, an American explorer who claims to be an expert in myth and ancient studies, thinks this is true in his book The Discovery of Atlantis, and takes Plato's description as the main basis of his research.

He said that Plato provided "concrete clues" of Atlantis, 45 of which showed that it was located in the southern waters of Cyprus, and the ancient landforms of Cyprus shown in the marine image map were consistent with Plato's description. Saskatchewan even said that he found many places mentioned by Plato, including the rectangular plain with Atlantis in the middle.

The center of his theory is that there was a "flood disaster" in the ancient Mediterranean basin, which connected the Mediterranean with the Atlantic Ocean where the Strait of Gibraltar is now located. This statement is consistent with Plato's statement that a great flood "swallowed up" Atlantis and the flood in the Bible. Among them, people speculate that the reason for the existence of Atlantis is that pyramid buildings all over the world originated from Atlantis, and Atlanteans spread this civilization to the world after the destruction of Atlantis.

[Editor] Crete said

Another view is that Atlantis is in Crete.

Because British archaeologist Evans found a large relic on Crete before World War II, and in addition, a circular island in the north, Sheila Island (also known as San Dorigny/Sandorini), found evidence depicting a crater that has now become an inland sea and used to be an island. Some people suspect that Sheila Island is the origin of the legend of Atlantis, because according to research, in the15th century BC (that is, 900 years before Plato's time, This volcanic eruption dealt a great blow to Mycenae civilization, which originally relied on trade, and never recovered.

Supporters believe that Plato (or his cousin Corinth or the Greek Soren who heard the story for the first time) got the numbers wrong, so the whole number was exaggerated by more than ten times. 900 became 9000, and 40,000 square miles became 400,000 square miles, which became such a legend.

[Editor] Antarctic Theory

The representatives who support this theory are archaeologists and writers Graeme Hancock and Lance floria.

This is that Atlantis should be on the Antarctic Peninsula, and the destruction of Atlantis is explained by the theory of crustal sliding. It is believed that Atlantis was not only affected by volcanoes and other disasters, but also followed by severe cold, which led Atlanteans to abandon their hometown, and the Antarctic Peninsula was subsequently covered with thick ice.

[Editor] Gibraltar said

Corina Gillard, a professor of geography at the University of Provence, believes that the "Atlantis" described in Plato's book is located in today's Gibraltar Strait.

Corina studied the history of human migration from Europe to North Africa 19000 years ago, and thought that there was land above sea level in the Strait of Gibraltar during the existence of Atlantis, which was located between Andalusia and Morocco today.

[Editor] Ireland said

Ulf Elinson, a Swedish geographer, published his book Atlantis in the eyes of geographers: a country exploring fairyland in 2004, which holds that the Irish island is the continent of Atlantis. The main argument comes from Plato's description. The size and landforms of the island countries are very similar to those of Ireland, and they all have the culture of megalithic tombs. The legend of the sinking of Atlantis may come from 6 100 BC. The end of the ice age caused the sea level to rise and flooded many coastal islands. Long-term misinformation exaggerated that the island was in a devastating disaster.