SteakHoagie666 t1_ivm9hw8 wrote on November 9, 2022 at 12:06 AM

Reply to comment by freiwilliger in TIL that the "Lost City of Atlantis" was invented by the philosopher Plato, as a fake enemy for Athens that lost favour of the gods and was sunk in to the sea. by PDRugby

It wasn't a mythical island until plato said it was a mythical island. It could've been used as some inspiration for the tale. But who knows.

Torugu t1_ivnxhox wrote on November 9, 2022 at 9:45 AM

No, not "who knows".

The "Atlantes" are a group of ancient Libyans* who lived in the Atlas mountains. It's not a city, it's a tribe, their history is well established and their descendants are still around today.

The Atlantes are completely unrelated to the mythical Atlanteans. They have literally nothing in common except that their names sound vaguely similar. This is about as close to fact as anything can be.

^(*Libya referring here to all of North Africa West of Egypt, not just the modern country)

SteakHoagie666 t1_ivnyb68 wrote on November 9, 2022 at 9:57 AM

In platos story one of the sons of posieden, Atlas is " made rightful king of the entire island(atlantis) and the ocean (called the Atlantic Ocean in his honor), and was given the mountain of his birth and the surrounding area as his fiefdom."- from Wiki.

So.. I mean... the king of atlantis is named after the mountain range and ruled over the area as his fiefdom.. in platos story... but if you're sure there was no connection and no inspiration whatsoever drawn from it Okey fuckin dokey.