Popular History of America 1881
Plato, four hundred years before our Saviour’s time, gives a particular account of the great island of Atlantis, "an island that was larger than Libya (Africa) and Asia." Strabo and Pliny both mention a like mysterious island.
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[Plato, "Timaeus" 22, "Critias" 111-112]
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The Dialogues of Plato, vol.
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Plato posited that human beings are essentially beings of consciousness, pre-existing material life as aspects of cosmic consciousness.
The island of Erytheia
Plato is the original source for the Atlantis legend in his works Timaeus and Critias, though he does not mention Erytheia directly.
Proclus was a Neoplatonist philosopher who commented on Plato's works, including the Atlantis myth.
The Gods of the Phœnician also Kings of Atlantis
According to Sanchoniathon, Ouranos was the son of Autochthon, and, according to Plato, Autochthon was one of the ten kings of Atlantis.
We have seen the Autochthon of Plato reappearing in the Autochthon of the Phœnicians; the Atlas of Plato in the Atlas of the Phœnicians; the Poseidon of Plato in the Poseidon of the Phœnicians; while the kings Mestor and Mneseus of Plato are probably the gods Misor and Amynus of the Phœnicians.
This Atlantean sailor, with his Phœnician features, sailing from an Atlantean port, simply re-opened the path of commerce and colonization which had been closed when Plato's island sunk in the sea.
The Kings of Atlantis become the Gods of the Greeks
Greek tradition located the island in which Olympus was situated "in the far west," "in the ocean beyond Africa," "on the western boundary of the known world," "where the sun shone when it had ceased to shine on Greece," and where the mighty Atlas "held up the heavens." And Plato tells us that the land where Poseidon and Atlas ruled was Atlantis.
This is very much like the description which Plato gives of the great plain of Atlantis, covered with fruit of every kind, and surrounded by precipitous mountains descending to the sea.
The Greek mythology, in speaking of the Garden of the Hesperides, tells us that "the outer edge of the garden was slightly raised, so that the water might not run in and overflow the land." Another reminiscence of the surrounding mountains of Atlantis as described by Plato, and as revealed by the deep-sea soundings of modern times.
Plato says, speaking of the traditions of the Greeks ("Dialogues, Laws," c.
Plato puts into the mouth of Socrates these words ("Dialogues, Cratylus," p.
The foregoing description of the Golden Age of Chronos, when "men were rich and lived in plenty," reminds us of Plato's description of the happy age of Atlantis, when "men despised everything but virtue, not caring for their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other property;" a time when, as the chants of the Delaware Indians stated it (page 109, ante), "all were willingly pleased, all were well-happified." While the description given by Murray in the above extract of the degeneracy of mankind in the land of the gods, "a period of constant quarrelling and deeds of violence, when might was right," agrees with Plato's account of the Atlanteans, when they became "aggressive," "unable to bear their fortune," "unseemly," "base," "filled with unrighteous avarice and power,"--and "in a most wretched state." And here again I might quote from the chant of the Delaware Indians--"they became troubled, hating each other; both were fighting, both were spoiling, both were never peaceful." And in all three instances the gods punished the depravity of mankind by a great deluge.
And when we turn to Plato's description of Atlantis (p.
"The learned Pezron contends that the division which was made of this vast empire came, in after-times, to be taken for the partition of the whole world; that Asia remaining in the hands of Jupiter (Zeus), the most potent of the three brothers, made him looked upon as the god of Olympus; that the sea and islands which fell to Neptune occasioned their giving him the title of 'god of the sea;' and that Spain, the extremity of the then known world, thought to be a very low country in respect of Asia, and famous for its excellent mines of gold and silver, failing to Pluto, occasioned him to be taken for the 'god of the infernal regions.'" We should suppose that Pluto possibly ruled over the transatlantic possessions of Atlantis in America, over those "portions of the opposite continent" which Plato tells us were dominated by Atlas and his posterity, and which, being far beyond or below sunset, were the "under-world" of the ancients; while Atlantis, the Canaries, etc., constituted the island division with Western Africa and Spain.
Plato says ("Dialogues," Timæus, vol.
533): "Oceanus and Tethys were the children of Earth and Heaven, and from these sprung Phorcys, and Chronos, and Rhea, and many more with them; and from Chronos and Rhea sprung Zeus and Hera, and all those whom we know as their brethren, and others who were their children." In other words, all their gods came out of the ocean; they were rulers over some ocean realm; Chronos was the son of Oceanus, and Chronos was an Atlantean god, and from him the Atlantic Ocean was called by tho ancients "the Chronian Sea." The elder Minos was called "the Son of the Ocean:" he first gave civilization to the Cretans; he engraved his laws on brass, precisely as Plato tells us the laws of Atlantis were engraved on pillars of brass.
All this accords with Plato's story.
Poseidon, the first king of Atlantis, according to Plato, was, according to Greek mythology, a brother of Zeus, and a son of Chronos.
This agrees with what Plato tells us of the importance attached to the horse in Atlantis, and of the baths and race-courses provided for him.
earth was an association with earthquakes; the "well-watered plains and valleys" remind us of the great plain of Atlantis described by Plato.
Their empire extended to Egypt and Italy and the shores of Africa, precisely as stated by Plato.
The Bronze Age in Europe
It is more reasonable to suppose that the authors of the Bronze Age of Europe were the people described by Plato, who were workers in metal, who were highly civilized, who preceded in time all the nations which wecall ancient.
Where can we find them save in that people of Atlantis, whose ships, docks, canals, and commerce provoked the astonishment of the ancient Egyptians, as recorded by Plato.
Such vast works in so remote a land must have been inspired by the commercial necessities of some great civilization; and why not by that ancient and mighty people who covered Europe, Asia, and Africa with their manufactures of bronze--and who possessed, as Plato tells us, enormous fleets trading to all parts of the inhabited world--whose cities roared with the continual tumult of traffic, whose dominion extended to Italy and Egypt, and who held parts of "the great opposite continent" of America under their control?
We will find the knowledge of bronze wherever the colonies of Atlantis extended, and nowhere else; and Plato tells us that the people of Atlantis possessed and used that metal.
The probabilities are that the name for bronze, as well as the metal itself, dates back to Plato's island.
If Plato told the truth, the Atlanteans were a great commercial nation, trading to America and Europe, and, at the same time, they possessed bronze, and were great workers in the other metals.
The Origin of Our Alphabet
It may be said that it is improbable that the use of an alphabet could have ascended to antediluvian times, or to that prehistoric age when intercourse existed between ancient Europe and America; but it must be remembered that if the Flood legends of Europe and Asia are worth anything they prove that the art of writing existed at the date of the Deluge, and that records of antediluvian learning were preserved by those who escaped the Flood; while Plato tells us that the people of Atlantis engraved their laws upon columns of bronze and plates of gold.
Genesis contains a history of Atlantis
I have shown that the story of the Deluge plainly refers to the destruction of Atlantis, and that it agrees in many important particulars with the account given by Plato.
Corroborating Circumstances
Plato tells us that Atlantis and the Atlantic Ocean were named after Atlas, the eldest son of Poseidon, the founder of the kingdom.
Plato says that there was a "passage west from Atlantis to the rest of the islands, as well as from these islands to the whole opposite continent that surrounds that real sea." He calls it a real sea, as contradistinguished from the Mediterranean, which, as he says, is not a real sea (or ocean) but a landlocked body of water, like a harbor.
Now, Plato might have created Atlantis out of his imagination; but how could he have invented the islands beyond (the West India Islands), and the whole continent (America) enclosing that real sea?
Could Plato have guessed all this?
Roche, how could Plato have guessed it?
Plato tells us that the dominion of Gadeirus, one of the kings of Atlantis, extended "toward the pillars of Heracles (Hercules) as far as the country which is still called the region of Gades in that part of the world." Gades is the Cadiz of today, and the dominion of Gadeirus embraced the land of the Iberians or Basques, their chief city taking its name from a king of Atlantis, and they themselves being Atlanteans.
Plato says, "the nations are gathered around the shores of the Mediterranean like frogs around a marsh."
Orpheus says, "The fair river of Ocean was the first to marry, and he espoused his sister Tethys, who was his mothers daughter." (Plato's "Dialogues," Cratylus, p.
402.) The ancients always alluded to the ocean as a river encircling the earth, as in the map of Cosmos (see page 95 ante); probably a reminiscence of the great canal described by Plato which surrounded the plain of Atlantis.
Plato surrounds the great statue of Poseidon in Atlantis with the images of one hundred Nereids.
All this reminds us of "the fountains of the great deep and the flood-gates of heaven," and seems to repeat precisely the story of Plato as to the sinking of Atlantis in the ocean.
American Evidences of Intercourse with Europe Or Atlantis
Plato tells us that the Atlanteans possessed great numbers of elephants.
The Indentity of the Civilizations of the Old World and the New
Architecture.--Plato tells us that the Atlanteans possessed architecture; that they built walls, temples, and palaces.
Engraving.--Plato tells us that the Atlanteans engraved upon pillars.
Religion.--The religion of the Atlanteans, as Plato tells us, was pure and simple; they made no regular sacrifices but fruits and flowers; they worshipped the sun.
It will be seen that in every case where Plato gives us any information in this respect as to Atlantis, we find this agreement to exist.
Civilization an Inheritance
We shall attempt to show that it matured in Atlantis, and that the Egyptian people were unable to maintain it at the high standard at which they had received it, as depicted in the pages of Plato.
Some Consideration of the Deluge Legends
In the island of Dominica, one of the islands constituting the Leeward group of the West Indies, and nearest to the site of Atlantis, on the 4th of January, 1880, occurred a series of convulsions which reminds us forcibly of the destruction of Plato's island; and the similarity extends to another particular: Dominica contains, like Atlantis, we are told, numerous
The Mountains of the North.--We have in Plato the following reference to the mountains of Atlantis:
remember the depth to which they descend in the ocean, to realize their tremendous altitude and the correctness of the description given by Plato.
The Mud which Stopped Navigation.--We are told by Plato, "Atlantis disappeared beneath the sea, and then that sea became inaccessible, so that navigation on it ceased, on account of the quantity of mud which the ingulfed island left in its place." This is one of the points of Plato's story which provoked the incredulity and ridicule of the ancient, and even of the modern, world.
It thus appears that the very statement of Plato which has
Are we to find the original of these legends in the following passage from Plato's history of Atlantis?
The Deluge Legends of America
Here we note a remarkable approximation to Plato's account of the destruction of Atlantis.
"In one day and one fatal night," says Plato, "there came mighty earthquakes and inundations that ingulfed that warlike people." "In a single day all was lost," says the Aztec legend.
where they resemble on the one hand Plato's record, and on the other the Chaldean legend.
How completely does this agree with the statement of Plato that the kings of Atlantis held dominion over parts of "the great opposite continent!"
The Deluge Legends of Other Nations
The "three worlds" probably refers to the great empire of Atlantis, described by Plato, to wit, the western continent, America, the eastern continent, Europe and Africa, considered as one, and the island of Atlantis.
Boeckh says of them, in his 'Commentary on Plato:'
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.
The Deluge of the Bible
The Bible agrees with Plato in the statement that these Antediluvians had reached great populousness and wickedness, and that it was on account of their wickedness God resolved to destroy them.
Plato tells us the same thing of the earlier ages of the Atlanteans.
In both the Bible history and Plato's story the destruction of the people was largely caused by the intermarriage of the superior or divine race, "the sons of God," with an inferior stock, "the children of men," whereby they were degraded and rendered wicked.
The Destruction of Atlantis described in the deluge legends
HAVING demonstrated, as we think successfully, that there is no improbability in the statement of Plato that a large island, almost a continent, existed in the past in the Atlantic Ocean, nay, more, that it is a geological certainty that it did exist; and having further shown that it is not improbable but very possible that it may have sunk beneath the sea in the manner described by Plato, we come now to the next question, Is the memory of this gigantic catastrophe preserved among the traditions of mankind?
Plato identifies "the great deluge of all" with the destruction of Atlantis.
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Plato's contributions to the idea of henosis come through his theory of Forms, with the Form of the Good standing as the highest of all ideals.
Centuries after Plato, Plotinus emerged as a key figure in the development of neoplatonism, blending various philosophical traditions into a system that sought direct experience of the Divine.
Atlantis, Pyramids, Astrology, Solar Energy, ETs and more! (Part 1)
Plato, also channeled, supports the accuracy of his manuscripts regarding Atlantis, noting they were based on factual stories he had heard.
Erik, along with the Atlantean woman and Plato, continue to offer insights into the lost civilization of Atlantis, its technologies, and the involvement of extraterrestrials in human history.
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The session continues with an exploration of ancient Atlantean civilization, featuring discussions with various channeled figures, including Erik, Leonora, and Plato.
Plato explains that the construction of these monuments was tied to astronomical alignments, ensuring communication with extraterrestrial beings across different parts of the world.
Atlantis, Fallen Angels, and Archaic DNA
Robert Sepehr begins by discussing the legendary city of Atlantis, as described by the Greek philosopher Plato.
According to Plato, Atlantis was a prosperous city, rich in natural resources and lush vegetation.
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.
Sepehr notes that Plato died before completing his descriptions of Atlantis, leaving much of the story unfinished.
According to Plutarch, Plato had ambitious plans for the Atlantis narrative but could not finish them before his death.
Plato described this moral decline as a result of the Atlanteans losing their divine nature over generations, as their noble qualities were diluted by frequent interbreeding with mortals.
Sepehr then delves into what Plato might have meant by "mortal admixture." This passage has been a topic of debate for centuries, but recent advancements in genetic science have provided new insights into the topic.
He suggests that this genetic hybridization may be what Plato referred to when describing the decline of Atlantis due to admixture with mortals.
Sepehr draws parallels between Plato's account and passages from the Bible, particularly in Genesis and the Book of Enoch, where it is said that angels, referred to as the "sons of heaven," took wives from among human women and produced hybrid offspring.
The Story of Atlantis
It destroyed all that remained of the Atlantean continent, with the exception of the island to which Plato gave the name of Poseidonis, which in its turn was submerged in the fourth and final great catastrophe of 9,564 b.c.
But the greatest authority on this subject is Plato.
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Diodorus also refers to Plato's story of the sinking of Atlantis in the last line of the passage quoted above.
Le Flem discovers new hidden evidence of Atlantis’ lost civilization
Le Flem points out how Cayce’s timelines and technological descriptions align with both Plato’s accounts and modern archaeological findings.
Plato’s writings on Atlantis are the most widely known historical references to the lost civilization.
According to Le Flem, Plato’s dialogues describe a technologically advanced society centered around a large island, likely near the Azores.
Plato’s story, passed down through Egyptian priests and recorded by the Greek lawmaker Solon, depicts Atlantis as a powerful civilization that fell into decline after misusing its technological power.
Timaeus & Critias
From these, as Plato says, he heard the story of the lost Atlantis, and tried to introduce it in a poetical form to the Greeks."
"Plato, ambitious to elaborate and adorn the subject of the lost Atlantis, as if it were the soil of a fair estate unoccupied, but appropriately his by virtue of some kinship with Solon, began the work by laying out great porches, enclosures, and courtyards, such as no story, tale, or poesy ever had before.
For as the Olympieion in the city of Athens, so the tale of the lost Atlantis in the wisdom of Plato is the only one among many beautiful works to remain unfinished."
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This disappearance of the old land (âldland, âtland) was known by the Greeks, for Plato mentions in his “Timæus,” 24, the disappearance of Atlantis, the position of which was only known as somewhere far beyond the Pillars of Hercules.
But, I ask, is, then, the language of Homer much less polished than that of Plato or Demosthenes?
The Four Ages of Atlantis
Atlantis, a legendary civilization expanded upon by Plato and later by individuals such as Edgar Cayce, Matias De Stefano, and Rudolf Steiner, is believed to have passed through four major ages before its ultimate destruction, is believed to have passed through four major ages before its ultimate destruction.
Atlantis' story, as told by Plato, Edgar Cayce, Matias De Stefano, and others, remains a powerful symbol of humanity's potential for both greatness and downfall, reminding us of the need for balance in all things (5).
The Lost Civilization of Atlantis
Plato, in his accounts, emphasizes that while Atlantis was initially a land of justice and virtue, its decline into greed and hubris provoked the gods’ wrath, ultimately causing its destruction (5).
Plato's Timaeus and Critias provide some of the most well-known accounts of Atlantis.
Plato’s narrative, though often regarded as allegorical, has influenced countless theories about the actual existence of Atlantis and its demise (5).
As described by Plato, Matias De Stefano, Edgar Cayce, and others, Atlantis was a land of immense power and knowledge, but its misuse of these gifts led to its destruction.
Plato: His works Timaeus and Critias provide the foundational account of Atlantis, describing its geography, society, and its eventual destruction as a result of divine punishment.