The Critias: The Lost City Of Atlantis Myth

The Lost City of Atlantis- supposed to be a utopian society founded by demigods, with marvelous temples dedicated to the divine, and advanced architecture and technology years before its time. Atlantis is thought to be only a legend; to have never existed. But, some scientists are optimistic, and confident that Atlantis was a real, striving society. These scientists set out to search for the lost island, hoping to be the first to find it, and not another failure like every explorer who have previously set out to find Atlantis.

The legendary story of Atlantis was believed to first be told by Plato, an ancient Greek philosopher, around 360 B.C. It is widely thought that he was the root of the myth of the lost city of Atlantis because a few pages of his writings. In the book, the Critias, which was written over 2,000 years ago, Plato describes the lush city in detail. According to he, the city was made of three land rings, which served as circular harbors that were connected to a canal for transportation. Atlantis was situated just beyond the Pillars of Hercules, per the Critias.

The scientists whom still strive to find the island use those two pages of proof to guide them to Atlantis, according to the National Geographic Channel Documentary, Atlantis- The Lost City. Some search for the island today, despite the lack of solid verification. Plato’s writings are only known resource that supported the theory of the existence of the city. Plato wrote that this island existed almost 9,000 years before his time; this piece is the only known record of its