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noun - according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
A legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar, said by Plato to have sunk beneath the sea during an earthquake.
ATLANTIS - Atlantis (Ancient Greek: , "island of Atlas") is a fictional island mentioned within an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works Timaeus a...
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| (Sarah of the Clue Crew speaks from Santorini in Greece.) Volcanic cliffs on Santorini are the remnants of an eruption that may be the source of the legend of this island |
| Although Plato pointed toward Gibraltar, many modern scientists place this mythical island near Crete |
| Some have said this lost island was in the Aegean; others, in the Mediterranean, or elsewhere |
| One legend mentioned by Plato says that this island was swallowed by the sea as a result of earthquakes |
| In 1912 Heinrich Schliemann's grandson Paul claimed falsely that he had proof of finding this "lost continent" |
| Plato's unfinished "Critias" was to detail the ancient war between Athens & this fabled island |
| Patrick Duffy was Mark Harris, "The Man from" this mythical place |
| Exploring this "long-lost" resort in the Bahamas that includes a casino, a water park & a 14-acre dolphin habitat |
| This fourth space shuttle makes its first flight |
| According to Plato, Solon, a great Greek lawgiver, went to Egypt & received the story of this lost land |
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| according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake |
| A legendary island, beautiful and prosperous, which was overwhelmed by the sea. |
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| Atlantis, Western Cape, SOUTH AFRICA |
| Atlantis, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES |
| Atlantis, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES |
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Atlantis (Ancient Greek: , "island of Atlas") is a fictional island mentioned within an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias, where it represents the antagonist naval power that besieges "Ancient Athens", the pseudo-historic embodiment of Plato's ideal state in The Republic. In the story, Athens repels the Atlantean attack unlike any other nation of the known world, supposedly giving testament to the superiority of Plato's concept of a state. The story concludes with Atlantis falling out of favor with the deities and submerging into the Atlantic Ocean. * Despite its minor importance in Plato's work, the Atlantis story has had a considerable impact on literature. The allegorical aspect of Atlantis was taken up in utopian works of several Renaissance writers, such as Francis Bacon's New Atlantis and Thomas More's Utopia. On the other hand, nineteenth-century amateur scholars misinterpreted Plato's narrative as historical tradition, most notably in Ignatiu |