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I still wonder what inspired Plato's Atlantis.
by davedx 6y ago
I still wonder what inspired Plato's Atlantis.
- simiones 6y agoDo you also wonder what inspired J K Rowling's Harry Potter? Or Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged? We are quite capable of pure fiction with symbolic inspirations, there is no need to suspect "a kernel of truth" behind any speculation.
- davedx 6y agoMany classical mythologies had basis in reality: the Iliad is a great example. Why are we so sure Atlantis is a myth (or allegory) while the stories of the Bible are based on real events? It’s just not that simple.
- simiones 6y agoThat's very simple: because Atlantis was presented as an allegory by its inventor, while most of the Bible was intended as history. Wondering where the real Atlantis was makes about as much sense as asking who was the historical prodigal son...
- Can_Not 6y agoWe know Europe is a real place and that actual countries called France and the UK existed at the time HP is set in.
- CryptoPunk 6y agoCrete, which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_eruption https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_eruption
- TheGallopedHigh 6y agoOr Santorini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini#Speculation_on_an_Atlantis_connection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini#Speculation_on_an_At...
- CryptoPunk 6y agoYeah, both were part of the Minoan civilization, which suffered significant decline after the eruption.