Atlantis
What I found attracting about Atlantis myth?
I think what I and many people find attractive about Atlantis story is that there is still a
lot of mystery around it. Still there are a lot of debates whether Atlantis really existed or
it’s just a story with a moral in it. Moreover epiphany in the myth of Atlantis is also what
attracts many people and fascinates them. Why is it that after thousands of years, so many
people still search for the answer to this mystery? Did it exist or didn't it
Ever since the first recorded history of Atlantis, written by the Greek philosopher Plato over
2,360 years ago, debate has raged as to whether or not Atlantis ever really existed. Plato
described it as an extraordinary Utopian society, thriving around 9,600 BC, which valued peace,
art and wisdom, possessed advanced technological knowledge for the time, and enjoyed riches
beyond that of any subsequent civilization. The land was said to have been very fertile, with
abundant food, water, animals, wood, and flowers. But, as the story goes, after several
generations of ruling the leaders became increasingly greedy and corrupt, and started to wage
war on their neighbouring countries. According to Plato After a failed attempt to invade
Athens, Atlantis sank into the ocean "in a single day and night of misfortune". The
question is : Did Plato write this as a moralistic story, or as a true historical account? And I think
this is very attracting about Atlantis myth. And moreover it wouldn’t have such huge interest if it
was sure that it was only moral story , but I think people believe that in the past in today’s island
Santorini happened, something as disastrous as Plato describes it.
Moreover what I found attractive is that if there were actual island Atlantis where was it
and what caused its destiny. There are some theories where Atlantis took place on the
world map and the most common , the theory with most supporters is that it was island of
Thera (today’s Santorini) . There are also theories about the destruction of Atlantis
The most popular theories as to the destruction of Atlantis are exactly what Plato described,
earthquakes and floods. The floods more than likely attributable to the tidal waves that would
have been caused by the earthquakes. Another theory is that there was a volcano on the island
that errupted with such force that the island was buried in molten lava. Yet another theory is that
an asteroid hit the Island, exerting the destructive power of hundreds of atomic bombs.However
whatever caused this devastation , must be something with enormous power and size. And if it’s
volcano the population of the earth should make an epiphany about the destiny of the people of
the Atlantis, and prepare for disaster like this. Because nobody is insured against the mother
nature.