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Solon and the Egyptian Priest: Solon, a famous Athenian lawmaker and one of the Seven Sages of Greece, is said to have visited Egypt around 590 BCE.
Conflict with Ancient Athens: Atlantis allegedly waged war against the countries inside the Pillars of Heracles, including ancient Athens, showcasing a contrast between the virtuous Athenians and the hubristic Atlanteans.
Minos, King of Crete
He was a contemporary of Ægeus, the king of Athens, and Theseus, the famous Athenian hero.
Minos appears prominently in the mythological accounts of Crete and Athens, often as a rival or adversary to the Athenians.
Theseus, son of Ægeus, eventually ended this gruesome practice by slaying the Minotaur, becoming a significant hero in Athenian lore and the stories surrounding Minos.
Minos is often depicted in Athenian mythology as a stern and powerful ruler, but his legacy also points to his association with maritime power and lawmaking, reflecting the advanced civilization of the Minoans, whom he is believed to represent.
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He is often depicted as a culture-bringer, teaching the Athenians writing, marriage customs, and other forms of societal organization.
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Two significant civilizations, Athenians and Atlanteans, existed at a pivotal time.
The Athenians, described as maritime masters, were their primary rivals.
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Origins: The story was purportedly passed down from Solon, the Athenian lawgiver, who received it from Egyptian priests.
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Thus,, every year, on the third day of the festival of the Anthestéria, a day of mourning consecrated to the dead--that is, on the thirteenth of the month of Anthestérion, toward the beginning of March--it was customary, as at Bambyce, to pour water into the fissure, together with flour mixed with honey, poured also into the trench dug to the west of the tomb, in the funeral sacrifices of the Athenians."
In the lesser Panathenæ they carried another peplum (covered with symbolic devices), which showed how the Athenians, supported by Minerva, had the advantage in the war with the Atlantes.' A scholia quoted from Proclus by Humboldt and Boeckh says: 'The historians who speak of the islands of the exterior sea
More than this, we know from Plato's history that the Athenians long preserved in their books the memory of a victory won over the Atlanteans in the early ages, and celebrated it by national festivals, with processions and religious ceremonies.
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Plato claimed to have learned of this myth from Solon, a respected Athenian statesman, who had been told about the Atlantean empire by ancient Egyptian priests.
About 8,000 years before the Trojan War, the Atlanteans attempted to conquer the Mediterranean world but were defeated by the Athenians and their allies.
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Now as regards the numerous barbaric tribes and all the Hellenic nations that then existed, the sequel of our story, when it is, as it were, unrolled, will disclose what happened in each locality; but the facts about the Athenians of that age and the enemies [the Atlantes (Atlanteans)] with whom they fought we must necessarily describe first, at the outset,--the military power, that is to say, of each and their forms of government.
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Besides these two we meet with a third mythological person—Minos, the lawgiver of Crete, who likewise appears to have been a Friesland sea-king, Minno, born at Lindaoord, between Wieringen and Kreyl, who imparted to the Cretans an “Asagaboek.” He is that Minos who, with his brother Rhadamanthus and Æacus, presided as [xxi]judges over the fates of the ghosts in Hades, and must not be confounded with the later Minos, the contemporary of Ægeus and Theseus, who appears in the Athenian fables.
In later times we find her on the Roman votive stones in Walcheren, under the name of Nehallenia, worshipped as a goddess of navigation; and Pallas is worshipped by the Athenians as the protecting goddess of shipbuilding and navigation.
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LaFlem explained that the story of Atlantis predates Plato by at least 180 years, as the Athenians had a celebration called the "Lesser Panathenaia" where they commemorated Athena’s victory over the Atlantides.
Critias, the story of Atlantis
Critias 108d - 109a: This section introduces Atlantis as part of a broader narrative related to the ancient Athenian state.
Critias mentions that he will recount a story told by his grandfather, who heard it from Solon, the famous Athenian statesman.
Mines
Significance: While not directly mythological, the mines of Laurium played a significant role in Athenian prosperity.
According to myth, Athena advised the Athenians to use the silver from these mines to build a fleet, which was crucial in their victory against the Persians.
Source: Thucydides in his History of the Peloponnesian War (Book 1, Chapter 93) describes the strategic decision to use the silver from Laurium to build a fleet: "Themistocles persuaded the Athenians to use the silver from the mines of Laurium to build a fleet, which later led to the victory at Salamis."
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Solon of Athens is famed for his foundational contributions to Athenian law and is one of the earliest figures known for democratic reform, emphasizing justice and fairness in governance.