Photo by cherryletMankind has dreamed about the Lost City of Atlantis for hundreds of years. But is this dream fact or fiction? We’ve all dreamed of advanced cities full of riches and knowledge and when we think of this, the lost city of Atlantis always comes to mind.
Early Writings of the Lost City of Atlantis
Greek philosopher Plato who lived between 427-347 B.C. was responsible for the first writings describing Atlantis. He believed that the teachings of Atlantis started in ancient Egypt and the stories were carried by word of mouth for over 900 years.
Plato speaks of Atlantis in two separate texts, Timaeus and Critias. In these writings, he describes a lush, rich land with a technologically advanced society. Supposedly the entire city was lost without a trace in a single day. It’s said that cataclysmic earthquakes and floods were responsible for it’s disappearance. Of course the only reasonable explanation was some form of punishment from the Gods. It’s believed they were being punished for their materialistic and corrupt nature. The remains of Atlantis are supposed to be deep within the Atlantic Ocean, just past Gibraltar.
The Teachings of Atlantis
Many of the believers of this once great city describe it as a lost golden age. According to ancient teachings, Atlantis was responsible for all culture as we know it today. It was supposed to be a very sophisticated and technologically advanced society whose people brought their knowledge and skills to the neighboring lands such as South America, North Africa and Europe.
All of these neighboring lands seem to have similar stories that tell of Atlantis and it’s greatness. This is the reason it’s believed they benefited from it’s teachings. Although this is the popular belief, it is also well known that long distance travel by means of boat was also possible at that time. So it is also possible that further regions may have received knowledge from the Atlanteans as well.
The Search for Atlantis
Man has been searching for this lost city for ages, but nothing definitive has surfaced dealing with it’s existence. There have been many books and articles written about Atlantis that describe theories and ideas of it’s exact whereabouts, but it has not yet been discovered.
According to psychics and mediums, they believe it is a place they’ve visited while in a trance like state. But this doesn’t tell us whether Atlantis is an actual place or just a state of mind.
Many explorers have studied and searched the Atlantic Seabed in hopes of finding evidence of where the city once was, but they can’t seem to tie anything conclusively to an actual city. I’ve seen many documentaries about Atlantis where they’ve discovered many structures that lay under the ocean’s surface and many of them look hopeful, but could it be possible that what they’re looking for could lie further beneath the seabed?
Is it possible that the North Atlantic Ridge is in fact part of the sunken city of Atlantis? What about the Portuguese Azores? Could this be the tips of Atlantis’ sunken mountains? Maybe even the island of Spartel, northwest of Africa is also a part of the once great city.
We have to ask ourselves, did Plato write these historical documents simply to create a fable about the city? Or was he trying to make a philosophical point? Many believe that he was talking about something else. He could of been referring to the volcanic island of Thera that was destroyed around 1500 B.C. near Crete. It’s possible this was responsible for the end of Minoan civilizations which is quite similar to Plato’s description of Atlantis.
This is another one of cultures unexplained mysteries and we may never know the truth, maybe the truth is not meant to be discovered. But most certainly mankind will continue it’s search for the truth simply because the curiosity of it all is too great. What do you think? Was Atlantis real, or is it simply a state of mind created to push us to become more technologically advanced? Tell me what you think.
I think this is just another mythological story since there is no much detail about it.
yah, this is something you really don’t see much about in the media or anywhere else. I remember see a documentary about it years ago. They had divers and stuff that were checking out some underwater structures. They thought they had found some form of ancient roadway or something similar. But that’s probably the most I’ve seen about it. Over the years it’s become more distant and less talked about.
Check out a book called Fingerprints of the Gods. That book is mind boggling and really relevant to this article.
Hey thanks for the recommendation I’ll look into that. This sort of thing fascinates me whether it be truth or myth.
Nice post .There is always a story but i wonder who make them?
Thanks Ashutosh, these myths and legends are formed over centuries of story telling, it’s really hard to determine who actually started them. But I believe Plato had a big part in starting this, or at least who ever translated his workings.
Honestly. I don’t really believe in Atlantis existence. Well, possible there was some city but not as powerful as this one. Anyway, thanks for discovering this information! As always something to think about.
Yah, this is a tough one to believe Evan. There’s just so little definitive information out there on it that it’s easy to discount the stories. Although it is quite interesting to think a place may of existed. 🙂
Hahah, how come the atlantic became a link to some hotel???sorry, was not my intention
Yah, sorry about that Evan, sometimes the sponsors aren’t very relevant. 🙁
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Watching History Channel is my main TV activity for the last couple of months. Along with Storage Wars and Pawn Stars / where vintage collectibles are being sold / most of the evening program is “Aliens” oriented. One of the themes was “Atlantis” – where was it located and how it disappeared. Underwater structures with geometric shapes law under the sea, dated 15000 years old. Author said, humankind was gatherers and hunters and lived in caves 15000 years ago – no skill to create those structures themselves. True or Not? I doubt we would ever learn.
Good point Peter. I am also a believer that anything is possible. Could it be possible that many advanced civilizations have rose to being and then been destroyed over the ages? This would definitely explain how such structures had been built in the past but may of been buried due to some sort of cataclysmic event. 15,000 years is a long time, who knows what may of been around that long ago. Science has many theories, but that doesn’t mean that’s the only possibility.
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Preciate it John, hope to see you visiting again.
Atlanta is always my favorite and i am really happy to read about this .Yes you are right you said people always searching for lost city of ages.I also think so but i think its really though to get that.
Atlantic Not Exist, stop saying that :).