Atlantis connection – Bull Fighting
Connecting the bullfighting traditions in Southern Europe to the ancient civilization of Atlantis, as described by Plato, considering historical, cultural, and ritualistic elements:
Plato describes in "Critias" that the Atlanteans performed bull sacrifices to honor Poseidon.
The location of Atlantis, as posited by Plato, beyond the Pillars of Hercules (modern Strait of Gibraltar), suggests proximity to Southern Europe and North Africa, making cultural exchange plausible.
Atlantean Legacy: The bull sacrifices and rituals of Atlantis, as described by Plato, set a precedent for integrating bulls into religious and societal ceremonies.
The Festival of Judgement
The Festival of Judgement, as described by Plato in "Critias," was an important ceremonial and political event in the society of Atlantis.
Plato's "Critias" 119d-e:
Plato's "Critias" 120e-121c:
Plato's "Critias" 121d-122a:
Here, Plato elaborates on the legal and political aspects of the Festival of Judgement.
Earth as a Project
Ancient Greek Thought: Plato's concept of the Demiurge, a being who terraformed Earth, influencing early Christian thought.
Atlantean legacy – the Arc of Covenant
Plato’s writings on Atlantis describe a highly advanced civilization with significant technological and spiritual knowledge.
Atlantis – a widespread distribution of land
According to Plato, the island of Atlantis was the last remnant of a great empire, which supposedly sank about 12,000 years before the Trojan War, making it around 15,000 years ago.
He recounts the legend as passed from Solon to Plato, noting the mystical elements in the story.
Hall elaborates on how Plato used the Atlantis story symbolically to represent human development and the consequences of hubris.
AI proposed the Atlantis connection
Atlantis: Atlantis is a legendary island mentioned by the Greek philosopher Plato.
Plato’s Dialogues:
Description: Plato’s "Timaeus" and "Critias" describe Atlantis as a powerful island civilization that existed 9,000 years before Plato’s time and was submerged due to divine retribution.
Destruction and Migration: Plato's account of Atlantis describes a highly advanced civilization that was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, causing its people to flee and seek new lands.
Geographical References: Plato mentions that Atlantis was located beyond the "Pillars of Hercules" (modern Strait of Gibraltar), suggesting it was a maritime culture familiar with long sea voyages.
12 Kings of Atlantis
Plato, in his dialogues "Timaeus" and "Critias," describes the legend of Atlantis and its kings.
Here are the twelve Atlantean kings as described by Plato:
These rulers maintained control over the island of Atlantis, which was described as a powerful and advanced civilization before its eventual downfall and submersion into the sea, according to Plato's narrative.
a table that compares the twelve Atlantean kings described by Plato with the Adityas from Hindu mythology.
This table draws parallels between the Atlantean kings from Plato's works and the Adityas from Hindu mythology based on their roles and attributes.
Mount Shasta
Atlantis is perhaps the most famous mythical lost continent, first mentioned by the philosopher Plato.
Map of the World before the great Flood
Mundus Subterraneus includes several pages about the legendary island of Atlantis including a map with the Latin caption "Situs Insulae Atlantidis, a Mari olim absorpte ex mente Egyptiorum et Platonis Description," translating as "Site of the island of Atlantis, in the sea, from Egyptian sources and Plato's description."
Chronos
Father of Zeus: Like Plato and Donnelly, Bridgman-Metchum emphasizes Chronos’s role as the father of Zeus and the other Olympian gods, highlighting the familial dynamics and power struggles.
Zeus
Symbolic Depiction: While Plato does not describe Zeus’s physical appearance in detail, traditional Greek mythology portrays him as a powerful, bearded man wielding a thunderbolt, symbolizing his control over the skies and weather.
Moral Arbiter: He emphasizes Zeus’s role as a moral arbiter, who, like in Plato’s account, punishes Atlantis for its moral failings and hubris.
Ruler of the Gods: Bridgman-Metchum also portrays Zeus as the ruler of the gods, echoing the supreme authority described by Plato and Donnelly.
Divine Judgment: In line with Plato, Bridgman-Metchum emphasizes Zeus’s role in deciding the fate of Atlantis.
Atlas
According to Plato in "Critias," Atlas is given the central and most significant portion of Atlantis to rule.
Eldest Son of Poseidon: Bridgman-Metchum follows Plato's narrative closely, describing Atlas as the eldest son of Poseidon and Cleito, and the primary ruler of the central part of Atlantis.
Naming and Legacy: Similar to Plato and Donnelly, Bridgman-Metchum notes that both the island and the Atlantic Ocean are named after Atlas, emphasizing his central role in Atlantean history.
Cultural Influence: Donnelly and Bridgman-Metchum expand on Plato's account by suggesting that Atlas's influence extended beyond Atlantis, affecting other ancient civilizations.
Structured Governance: Plato’s division of Atlantis into ten portions, with Atlas ruling the central part, is echoed by Donnelly and Bridgman-Metchum.
Poseidon
Poseidon is depicted holding a trident, a three-pronged symbol which Plato uses to signify the three continents that were part of Atlantis's empire.
Role: Similar to Plato, Donnelly emphasizes Poseidon as the divine founder of Atlantis.
Advanced Civilization: Donnelly expands on Plato’s descriptions by suggesting that the advancements and technologies of Atlantis were a result of Poseidon’s divine influence and the structured governance he established.
Cleito and Lineage: Like Plato and Donnelly, Bridgman-Metchum recounts the marriage of Poseidon to Cleito and their progeny, who become the rulers of Atlantis.
Divine Intervention: He emphasizes Poseidon’s role in shaping the island and its defenses, similar to Plato’s concentric rings of water and land.
Moral Decline and Punishment: Echoing Plato’s themes, Bridgman-Metchum also attributes the eventual decline of Atlantis to a moral and spiritual decay that even Poseidon's laws could not prevent.
Plato provides the original myth, focusing on Poseidon’s creation of the physical and political structure of Atlantis.
Plato introduces the theme of moral decline leading to Atlantis’s downfall, a theme that both Donnelly and Bridgman-Metchum adopt and expand.
Mummification
Plato's dialogues, specifically the "Timaeus" and "Critias," do not mention mummification directly.
Plato's accounts of Atlantis focus more on the description of the island, its advanced civilization, its geographic and political structure, and its eventual downfall due to moral decay and divine retribution.
In the "Critias," Plato provides a detailed description of the physical and social structure of Atlantis, its kings, and its military power.
Therefore, the references to mummification in the books by Bridgman-Metchum and Donnelly are likely their interpretations and expansions of the cultural practices of a hypothetical advanced civilization like Atlantis, influenced by known practices from ancient civilizations such as Egypt, rather than direct citations from Plato's works.
If you have specific passages from the books where they claim to be referencing Plato's works directly about mummification, I can review those to see how the authors might be interpreting or extrapolating from Plato's more general descriptions of ancient practices.
Three Ages of European Development
Plato describes Atlantis as a highly civilized society skilled in metalworking and possessing vast fleets, which could explain the widespread distribution of bronze artifacts in Europe.
Atlantis, as described by Plato, fits the profile of a civilization advanced enough to develop and spread bronze technology.
Gold and silver: the sacred metals of Atlantis
Atlantis: Plato's description of Atlantis mirrors the situation in Peru, with vast accumulations of gold and silver used to adorn temples and sacred spaces, rather than for practical purposes.
The Pyramid, the cross and the Garden of Eden
In this "glorious eminence" do we not see Plato's mountain in the middle of Atlantis, as he describes it:
41), "Now the garden (of Eden) was watered by one river, which ran round about the whole earth, and was parted into four parts." Here in the four parts we see the origin of the Cross, while in the river running around the whole earth we have the wonderful canal of Atlantis, described by Plato, which was "carried around the whole of the plain," and received the streams which came down from the mountains.
Here we have the same mountain in the midst of the water which Plato describes--the same mountain to which all the legends of the most ancient races of Europe refer.
71.) Here we have a distinct reference to Olympus, the Garden of Plato, and the destruction of Atlantis.
And in Plato's account of Atlantis we have another description of the Garden of Eden and the Golden Age of the world:
The Gods of the Phoenicians 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.
The kings of Atlantis become the Gods of the Greeks
Location: Situated "in the far west" and "beyond the ocean," similar to Plato's description of Atlantis.
Poseidon: In both Greek mythology and Plato's account, Poseidon was a significant figure associated with the sea and Atlantis.
Ad-, Atl-, At-, Atlantis
Their number, twelve, aligns with the twelve months of the year and the twelve Atlantean kings described by Plato.
Genesis Contains a History of Atlantis
It has been 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.
American Evidences of Intercourse with Europe or Atlantis
Plato's account of Atlanteans possessing elephants supports the latter theory.
The existence of an Atlan city in Darien, Central America, supports this connection, and Plato's account names Atlas, the son of Poseidon, as the namesake of Atlantis and the Atlantic Ocean.
Plato's description of the Atlantic geography, including the islands beyond Atlantis and the surrounding continent, suggests knowledge of the Americas.
The idea of a "real sea" contrasting with the Mediterranean aligns with the vast Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding landmasses of the Americas, knowledge that seems unlikely for Plato to have guessed without some historical basis.
Plato's account of Gadeirus, ruling a region extending to what is now Spain, implies that the Basques could be descendants of Atlanteans.
The Identity of the Civilizations of the Old World and the New
Plato described the Atlanteans as accomplished builders, constructing walls, temples, and palaces.
The religion of the Atlanteans, described by Plato as pure and simple, involved worshipping the sun and making offerings of fruits and flowers.
Conclusions of the Great Flood story
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 Deluge Legends of America
Plato described the mountains of Atlantis as lofty and precipitous, a description that aligns with the Azores' current elevation.
Plato mentioned that navigation ceased in the area of Atlantis due to the mud left behind after its sinking.
The Chaldean Deluge
Cataclysmic Nature: The Chaldean flood involved multiple natural disasters, akin to Plato’s description of Atlantis’s destruction.
The Seven Globes
That great Sage, Plato, one of the world's masterintellects, whose lofty ideas have dominated European thought, makes the pregnant statement: "God geometrises.
The Destruction of Atlantis
The city Atlan in Central America and Plato's mention of Atlas support this.
It posits that the catastrophic sinking of Atlantis, which Plato described, left a profound impact on the collective memory of humanity.
Plato linked "the great deluge of all" with the destruction 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.
Seven Levels of Existence
Mental Body: Plato's realm of ideal forms and ideas.