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Plato asserted that the Egyptians described Atlantis as an island consisting mostly of mountains in the northern portions and along the shore and encompassing a great plain in an oblong shape in the south "extending in one direction three thousand stadia [about 555 km; 345 mi], but across the center inland it was two thousand stadia [about 370 km; 230 mi]." Fifty stadia [9 km; 6 mi] from the coast was a mountain that was low on all sides ... broke it off all round about ... the central island itself was five stades in diameter [about 0.92 km; 0.57 mi].
In Plato's metaphorical tale, Poseidon fell in love with Cleito, the daughter of Evenor and Leucippe, who bore him five pairs of male twins. The eldest of these, Atlas, was made rightful king of the entire island and the ocean (called the Atlantic Ocean in his honor), and was given the mountain of his birth and the surrounding area as his fiefdom. Atlas's twin Gadeirus, or Eumelus in Greek, was given the extremity of the island toward the pillars of Hercules.
Poseidon carved the mountain where his love dwelt into a palace and enclosed it with three circular moats of increasing width, varying from one to three stadia and separated by rings of land proportional in size. The Atlanteans then built bridges northward from the mountain, making a route to the rest of the island. They dug a great canal to the sea, and alongside the bridges carved tunnels into the rings of rock so that ships could pass into the city around the mountain; they carved docks from the rock walls of the moats. Every passage to the city was guarded by gates and towers, and a wall surrounded each ring of the city. The walls were constructed of red, white, and black rock, quarried from the moats, and were covered with brass, tin, and the hardest known precious metal, orichucum, respectively.
According to Critias, 9,000 years before his lifetime a war took place between those outside the Pillars of Hercules at the Strait of Gibraltar and those who dwelt within them. The Atlanteans had conquered the parts of Libya within the Pillars of Hercules, as far as Egypt, and the European continent as far as Tyrrhenia, and had subjected its people to slavery. The Athenians led an alliance of resistors against the Atlantean empire, and as the alliance disintegrated, prevailed alone against the empire, liberating the occupied lands.
In Greek mythology, Zeus was the godfather of the third celestial dynasty and the son of Cronus and Rhea. The Romans referred to him as Jupiter. He was the supreme ruler of Mount Olympus but couldn’t influence fate. Zeus was head of the twelve Olympic gods, dividing the world among himself and his brothers Hades and Poseidon. Zeus ruled over the heavens, Hades was given the underworld and Poseidon gained the sea. Zeus was married to Hera who was mad at Zeus because of his numerous love-affairs, some of which brought forth children, among them Heracles (Hercules) and Athena.
Poseidon, another son of Rhea and Cronus, ruled over the sea and the ocean. Poseidon was referred to by the Romans as Neptune and maintained his independence from Zeus. Poseidon was married to Amphitrite who was a nereid. When the Athenians made Athena their deity, Poseidon flooded the city and the surrounding land.
This mighty empire was divided among the sons of Uranus, the most famous among them being Cronus. Furthermore, Siculus reports that this empire was very wealthy and also had mild climatic conditions. The empire was named after Atlas, the island’s highest mountain.
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 center. 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. The capital of the island was named “Poseidonis“ after Poseidon, the god of the sea and patron of the Atlantic Ocean. The legend of Atlantis is a story about a moral, spiritual people who lived in a highly advanced, utopian civilization. But they became greedy, petty, and "morally bankrupt," and the gods "became angry because the people had lost their way and turned to immoral pursuits," Orser says.
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@Lakeside
I too love a good theory, especially from mythology.
The Structure and it’s similarity to the mythology is quite something
I too love a good theory, especially from mythology.
The Structure and it’s similarity to the mythology is quite something
- In Plato’s Critias and Timaeus dialogues, he describes Atlantis as three alternating zones of water and two of land, which could easily be transposed onto the physical structure of the Eye that we know today.
- The nearby mountains were seen as representatives of the Gods and celebrated for their lush rivers and waterfalls. These mountains were said to be in the north, the precise location of the Eye’s mountains. When you look at the satellite images of the Eye, you can see the river and water lines that appear throughout the landscape.
- The mountain range on top incidentally is called “The Atlas Mountains”
- Plato described the sea to the south of Atlantis and the desert surrounding the area, which also appears in satellite images.
- It was said the fresh water flowed from the center island of Atlantis, which also exists in the centre circle of the Eye.
- Satellite imagery shows that weather pushed mud across the region, which could easily be attributed to a tsunami, one of the many aspects of the weather the system that simultaneously destroyed Atlantis.
- Mauritania exports copper and gold, which were plentiful throughout the Empire of Atlantis.
- Plato reported that elephants, and many other animals, were abundant on Atlantis, some elephant bones have been found near the Eye.
- Black, red and lighter coloured rocks were reported to be embedded throughout the land of Atlantis. This is also true of the Eye.
- There have been many artifacts found in and around the Richat Structure. Some older than dynastic Egypt, things like arrowheads, spears, stone spheres, surfboards, oars, ship hulls, and more
Thanks for sharing this, I love Mythology. You know why?
These stories have an origin, and I believe that there are more true things about them than we know.
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Location: Finland
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@CrystalMarker
1) I always find them individually such strong attractive forces of nature, together they just are mind-blowing
2) Sky and Sea got such beautiful phenomenons
3) and then we have land to mesmerize
Thank you
I love Galaxy Shots.
1) I always find them individually such strong attractive forces of nature, together they just are mind-blowing
2) Sky and Sea got such beautiful phenomenons
3) and then we have land to mesmerize
Thank you
I love Galaxy Shots.
