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Atlantis , in Greek legend, large island in the western sea (the Atlantic Ocean). Plato, in his dialogues the Timaeus and the Critias, tells of the high civilization that flourished there before the island was destroyed by an earthquake. The legend persists, and societies for the discovery of Atlantis remain active. Plato described Atlantis as an ideal state, and the name is considered synonymous with Utopia . Francis Bacon called his account of the ideal state The New Atlantis.

Bibliography: See Z. Kukan, Atlantis in the Light of Modern Research (1984); C. Pellegrino, Unearthing Atlantis (1991); E. Zangger, The Flood from Heaven (1992).

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Atlantis a legendary island, beautiful and prosperous, which was overwhelmed by the sea. As described by Plato, Atlantis was west of the Pillars of Hercules and ruled part of Europe and Africa.

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Atlantis A legendary island said to have been submerged following an earthquake nearly 12,000 years ago. PLATO describes Atlantis in a myth, leading some people to suggest it was the Minoan civilization on Crete, destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Thera (Santorini) in 1500 BC.

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