Everyone nowadays says that the lost city of Atlantis is found, or something like that. But in truth, no. People have ‘seen’ the underwater city in lots of places; near Ireland, just off the coast of Gibraltar, but none of these are actually correct.
If you ever talk to someone studying Atlantis, they will probably describe it as ‘having greek-style buildings and advanced technology’, but, in fact, they haven’t looked at the real facts. When the Greek philosopher Plato wrote about what he described Atlantis as, he didn’t say all this jibber-jabber. He said that it was made out of three rings around a central island. This was 4 stadis (A greek measurement) squared, followed by a ring of water (1 stadis), then an embankment of 1 stadis, then another ring of water (2 stadis), and so on and so forth. The final embankment was 3 stadis, covered on the outer edge by lots of stadis of water that Plato didn’t describe exactly. So now you know the real, time to find out about the fake.
Myth 1 - Built By the Gods
The founders of Atlantis, he said, were half god and half human. They created a utopian civilization and became a great naval power. Their home was made up of concentric islands separated by wide moats and linked by a canal that penetrated to the centre. The lush islands contained gold, silver, and other precious metals and supported an abundance of rare, exotic wildlife. There was a great capital city on the central island. But then, a great tsunami came down and everything was sunk underground. There it remains, untouched.
Myth 2 - It Never Existed
The story of the lost city of Atlantis has fascinated academics and romantics for thousands of years. But despite the legend one leading expert has finally admitted the truth: it never existed. It is said that Plato wrote his amazing story as a fiction book, but, when it was rediscovered many years later, the brilliant descriptions leaded the professionals into thinking it was true.
Myth 3 - The Spaceship Theory
On the greek island of Santorini, just about the time when Atlantis was said to be ‘built by the gods’, extra-terrestrials from the unknown were looking to visit another planet. They found the spot where they wanted to land, and then came down next to the greek island. It then unfolded into what Plato described as ‘Atlantis’, but it probably wasn’t called that.
If you look at Santorini from an aerial view, you will notice that it looks like half of it was missing. This area of the island was destroyed by a volcano, just about when Plato said that Atlantis was being destroyed by ‘the great flood in one day and one night’. The citizens of the underwater city, being aliens, thought that the world was going to blow up or something like that, folded back up into a UFO (In one day and one night) and flew away back into space, never to be seen again. Maybe they’ll come back? Who knows?
If you ever talk to someone studying Atlantis, they will probably describe it as ‘having greek-style buildings and advanced technology’, but, in fact, they haven’t looked at the real facts. When the Greek philosopher Plato wrote about what he described Atlantis as, he didn’t say all this jibber-jabber. He said that it was made out of three rings around a central island. This was 4 stadis (A greek measurement) squared, followed by a ring of water (1 stadis), then an embankment of 1 stadis, then another ring of water (2 stadis), and so on and so forth. The final embankment was 3 stadis, covered on the outer edge by lots of stadis of water that Plato didn’t describe exactly. So now you know the real, time to find out about the fake.
Myth 1 - Built By the Gods
The founders of Atlantis, he said, were half god and half human. They created a utopian civilization and became a great naval power. Their home was made up of concentric islands separated by wide moats and linked by a canal that penetrated to the centre. The lush islands contained gold, silver, and other precious metals and supported an abundance of rare, exotic wildlife. There was a great capital city on the central island. But then, a great tsunami came down and everything was sunk underground. There it remains, untouched.
Myth 2 - It Never Existed
The story of the lost city of Atlantis has fascinated academics and romantics for thousands of years. But despite the legend one leading expert has finally admitted the truth: it never existed. It is said that Plato wrote his amazing story as a fiction book, but, when it was rediscovered many years later, the brilliant descriptions leaded the professionals into thinking it was true.
Myth 3 - The Spaceship Theory
On the greek island of Santorini, just about the time when Atlantis was said to be ‘built by the gods’, extra-terrestrials from the unknown were looking to visit another planet. They found the spot where they wanted to land, and then came down next to the greek island. It then unfolded into what Plato described as ‘Atlantis’, but it probably wasn’t called that.
If you look at Santorini from an aerial view, you will notice that it looks like half of it was missing. This area of the island was destroyed by a volcano, just about when Plato said that Atlantis was being destroyed by ‘the great flood in one day and one night’. The citizens of the underwater city, being aliens, thought that the world was going to blow up or something like that, folded back up into a UFO (In one day and one night) and flew away back into space, never to be seen again. Maybe they’ll come back? Who knows?
All of those stories sound equally convincing. Who knows which one is right? Maybe you’ll be the first person to find out.
I didn't know that!
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