Poseid

Poseid: The name of the civilization or place where the story unfolds, a refined and advanced society.

Salda: Lolix’s native land, mentioned when she compares customs of her homeland with those of Poseid.

She had had offers of honorable marriage and refused them, knowing even as she did so that the fact of their proffer was a proof of my having spoken falsely when I told her that the laws of Poseid forbade our marriage.

No, not in Poseid.

A small difference, surely, since both were in full accord with, and equally sensitive to, the good, the beautiful and the true, in the polished refinement of erudite Poseid.

Gwauxln, observing his struggle, assures him that Poseid's resources will be made available to help him.

To avoid marrying Lolix, Zailm lies, claiming that Poseid law forbids marriage with foreigners, though this is untrue.

Poseid - A nation whose resources are offered to help the narrator in his mission.

Ganje - A location where a Poseid commissary is stationed, where the Saldee general spends his time.

Thou shalt call upon the resources of Poseid to aid thee, and they shall be at thy service."

He wandered about the city, little noticed by the people, and made his chief abiding place at the vailx of a certain Poseid commissary stationed with others at Ganje.

The Poseid captain was not a bad man, but he was somewhat stupid as a result of a fall on his head, and while able to give satisfaction as a commissary, he was not able to rise higher than some such subordinate position.

But I did worse—I told her an untruth, for I said that the Poseid law forbade marriage with those of alien birth.

This was another falsehood, for in Poseid the death penalty was never inflicted, it being forbidden by the law of the Maxin book.

Umaur, where in eight centuries more they must find a refuge who should be so fortunately fated as to escape from Poseid, ere "Queen of the World" sank beneath the waves of the Atlantic.

Here we beheld a land where, after thousands of years, the conquering Castilians would come, led by Pizarro, and find a race under the rule of Incas, a name preserved through the many centuries from the day when their remotest ancestors fled from sunken Poseid, calling themselves "Children of the Sun."

Umaur was the region of the quarries of Poseid and many of its rich mines of mineral wealth.

Here also flourished the Cinchonas, as well as many other trees now indigenous to South America, colonized plants from Poseid.

Until planted abroad by Atlanteans, these vegetable treasures never grew outside of Poseid, and today, the wild forests of peculiar South American trees and shrubs are the direct descendants of our regularly cultivated farm and plantation products in Umaur.

These latter formed the great cattle lands whence Poseid drew most of its supplies of flesh-foods, and where, when the modern world discovered it, enormous herds of wild progeny of our ancient stock roamed at will: buffalo, elk, bear, deer, and mountain sheep, all offspring of the remotest ages.

To the west lay what in early American days were called the "great plains." But in the days of Poseid, they had a far different appearance from that which they bear today.

He was examining a structure made by Poseid hands one hundred and twenty-seven and a half centuries ago, and it was because Professor Hayden was once a Poseida and held a position under the Atlan Government, as an attache of the government body of scientists stationed at Pitachi Ui, that he was karmically attracted to return to the scene of his labors long ago.

Certainly, races follow in the track of preceding races, and as the most important and populous part of all the North American colonies of Poseid had its habitat west of the great chain now known as the Rocky Mountains, so also the grandeur of America will be upheld by the western and southwestern States of the American Union.

Along the ocean shore and back to the Sierra Nevada mountains is the region where, under Poseid dominion, lay a province not second in beauty to the lake region along the shores of Miti.

Caiphul – The city where Zailm and Anzimee reside, located in Poseid.

Poseid – The empire or region that includes Caiphul, a powerful civilization.

Her manner—spare me details of this last meeting and the last time I ever saw my Poseid mother.

Menax pointed to the tall vase, and I read upon it this inscription, formed with rubies:"To Emon, Rai of Suern, I, Gwauxln, Rai of Poseid, return this in token of thy appreciation of the Poseidi."

I showed her the route I purposed to take; together we scanned the map, and I pointed out that from Caiphul on the extreme western cape of Poseid, my course would be east by north across the continent, the intervening ocean beyond it and between that point and further land.

The chapter "The Adoption of Zailm" narrates the protagonist Zailm's visit to Prince Menax's office, where he finds Rai Gwauxln, the ruler of Poseid, with the prince.

It symbolizes divine power and is part of religious rites in Poseid, including cremating bodies by casting their ashes into the light.

In this chapter, several examples of advanced technology in Poseid are described, much of which is tied to mystical or occult elements:

It seems to function effortlessly, without attendants or a crew, showcasing Poseid's mastery over flight and transportation technologies.

Prince Menax - A high-ranking figure in Poseid who adopts Zailm.

Rai Gwauxln - The ruler of Poseid, a highly revered figure with occult powers.

Astika Menax - Title of Prince Menax as a councilor in Poseid.

Incal - The deity worshipped in Poseid, often mentioned in connection with divine acts.

Caiphul - The capital city of Poseid, where many significant events occur.

Navazzamin - The afterlife or spiritual realm to which souls pass after death in Poseid's belief system.

Atl - The ocean referenced in a prophecy, foretold to eventually cover the land of Poseid.

The Poseid habit of copying nature was followed in this sanctuary with extraordinary faithfulness.

It had witnessed the grander development of Poseid and its capital city and had seen the original temple of Incal (a small architectural structure, unworthy of a great people) torn down, and the present Incalithlon built around it.

Many hundred years previously, there had been for four hundred and thirty-four days a ruler over the Poseid who possessed wonderful knowledge.

Once, in the history of Poseid, a Rai had come to doubt whether a man would surely die if he tried to withdraw the Book of the Unfed Light.

To return to the Incalithlon and the ceremonial of my adoption by Prince Menax.As we stood beside the Maxin-Stone, Gwauxln bade me kneel, and then, placing his hand upon my head, spoke, saying: "In harmony with the laws of the land, made and provided in such cases, Astika Menax, a Councilor of the land of Poseid, hath a wish to adopt thee, Zailm Numinos, for a son unto his name, in place of one departed hence into Navazzamin.

Wherefore, as thy Sovereign and his, I, Gwauxln, Rai of Poseid, do declare it to be as prayed for by Astika Menax."

The chapter emphasizes the societal values of Poseid, particularly its deep respect for education and the essential role of women in maintaining the nation's greatness.

Poseid's society is portrayed as one that recognizes no gender distinction in intellectual achievement, valuing both men and women equally in their contributions to knowledge and governance.

The educational system is a cornerstone of Poseid's strength, providing its people with the wisdom and skills necessary to lead and maintain their civilization's advanced status.

It suggests that these values are what keep Poseid at the forefront among nations and hints at the idea that the future of any great nation, including America, lies in upholding these principles

Incal: A deity or divine figure revered in Poseid's society.

Poseid: The nation or civilization where the story is set, known for its educational superiority and high societal values.

Sald: A distant land or region mentioned in relation to Lolix, contrasting with Poseid in terms of cultural values and character traits.

Each of my friends who reads this will know what I feel when I avow unwillingness to describe Anzimee, and bid each to place in this Poseid life-frame the picture of his own best-loved one.

Two girls—Lolix of Sald, and Anzimee of Poseid!

Poseid derived her greatness from her educational superiority, a greatness which recognized no sex in its learned ballot-holders.

America, thou art beloved by me even as was Poseid.

The text contrasts the advanced civilizations of Poseid with those of Suemis (Hindustan) and Necropan (Egypt).

Poseid is described as a highly advanced society focused on the mechanical arts, sciences, and material progress, utilizing technologies such as aerial and marine vehicles, as well as advanced communication systems that allow instant, wireless contact over long distances.

Despite Poseid's technological prowess, they recognize the superiority of Suemis and Necropan in controlling unseen forces, which pose a significant threat to even the most advanced Poseidian technologies.

The text suggests that while Poseid excels in material achievements, Suemis and Necropan have achieved a higher level of power through their deep understanding of the occult, making them formidable and respected, if somewhat scorned, by the Poseidians.

Zailm Numinos - The narrator and a promising student in Poseid.

Prince Menax - A high-ranking official in Poseid, the Rai's chief adviser, and the one who appoints Zailm as Secretary of Records.

Rai Gwauxln - The ruler of Poseid.

Astiki - Term used for princes of the realm in Poseid.

Poseid - The advanced civilization where the narrator lives, known for its technological and material achievements.

Hall of Laws - A place where secret council sessions take place in Poseid.

In the latter half of my fourth year of attendance, Prince Menax came to me and desired to know whether I would accept the position of Secretary of Records, a position which gave the opportunity to become familiar with every detail of Poseid government.

Her attire, her features, and complexion denoted that she was other than a daughter of Poseid, inasmuch as she had not their dark eyes, dark hair, and clear, but distinctly reddish complexion.

I was not averse to doing as he desired, and as the duty took me to a land barely mentioned hitherto, the account of my long-ago vacation trip may be prefaced by a description of Suemis, now called Hindustan, and Necropan or Egypt, the most civilized nations not under Poseid supremacy.

But because it possessed scarcely a salient point in common with that of Poseid, therefore the people of the latter country regarded it with a sort of scorn when discussing it amongst themselves.

The vital principle of Poseid was to extend her dominion over natural things.

There were those who philosophized over the spirit of the times, Poseid theorists, and these drew a prognostic picture of Atlantean destiny.

As the years stretched into centuries, our ways likewise became those of defense only, never offensive anymore, and owing to this change on the part of Poseid, friendly relations arose between the three nations.

It occurred to me that the fact of the lady's reply being couched in the Poseid language was indicative of her possession of a good education.

Religious Observance: The narrator begins by describing the strict religious customs of Poseid, where all business is suspended from the last hour of one week to the first hour of the next week for worship.

Poseid (A civilization or region where the events take place).

Umaur and Incalia (Colonies that follow the same religious practices as Poseid).

About the third hour after the Sun-day had ceased, a peculiar event occurred in Poseid existence.

Me, even me, shalt thou behold as the last living being upon whom thy Poseid eyes shall ever rest.

Poseid - The nation or civilization where the Poseidi lived.

The Atlantides were given to the personification of the principles of nature and of the objects of the earth, seas, and skies; but this was purely a result of the national love of poetry and could be mainly traced to the favor which popular fancy had accorded to a chronological epic history of Poseid, wherein the chief men and women figured as heroes and heroines.

The Poseid nation believed in a heaven of good effects for those who put good causes into operation, and there was a region filled with bad effects for the wicked; the two places were adjacent, and those who were neither wholly good nor wholly bad were supposed to live on a middle territory, so to speak.

Civilization: Poseid

The marvels and beauty of Poseid served as sources of inspiration, fostering moral and spiritual advancement.

Poseid is portrayed as Earth's greatest nation, both technologically and culturally, leaving a profound legacy on future generations and their spiritual journeys.

Poseid: The main civilization, located in Atlantis.

Rai Gwauxln: The leader of Poseid during the narrator's lifetime in Atlantis.

Maxt: A colossal tower made of aluminum, described as the tallest human construction in Poseid.

The Maxt was a colossal tower constructed by the Poseid civilization.

It was made of aluminum, a metal that was easily produced by the advanced technological capabilities of Poseid.

It served as a sentinel over the garden city, warding off lightning and symbolizing the grandeur and technological prowess of the Poseid civilization.

Agacoe Library: A location where historical records of Poseid were kept.

Umauran Possessions: Colonies or territories of Poseid, referenced in relation to Poseid's expansion.

North and South America: Regions where Poseid established colonies.

Eastern Europe: An area where Poseid founded colonies during a time when there was no Western Europe.

Parts of Asia and Africa: Additional regions where Poseid established colonies.

As antedating the reign of Rai Gwauxln, attention is called to a period of time embracing four thousand three hundred and forty years, inclusive of the main events of Poseid history.

It was superior strategy which finally gave victory to the Poseid hosts.

Inconsequential civil wars had several times made a change of political complexion, so that Poseid had seen itself governed by absolute autocrats, by oligarchic and by theocratic rule, by masculine and by feminine rulers, and at last by a republican monarchial system, of which Rai Gwauxln was the head, when I lived as Zailm, in Atlantis.

Such is the synopsis of the history of Poseid which I gathered from a volume drawn from the Agacoe library.

I might relate other scenes, other features, of that long historic period, and show how Poseid came to found great colonies in North and South America, and in those three great remnants of Lemuria, of which Australia is but the one-third left to the world by that cataclysm which sank Atlantis; also of how Atl founded certain large colonies in eastern Europe at an age when there was no western Europe, and in parts of Asia and Africa.

The Poseid people had a profound understanding of the universe as a simple, unified system governed by two primal forces: matter and dynamic energy.

Dynamic Energy and Vibration: The Poseid believed that all matter and phenomena could be explained by different rates of vibration.

Sound from Light: The Poseid knew how to convert light into sound by offering resistance to it, a discovery they anticipated would lead to groundbreaking future inventions.

Magnetic and Electrical Manipulation: The Poseid civilization understood the relationship between magnetism and electricity.

Telephones and Telephotos without Wires: The Poseid used advanced technology to communicate over distances without the need for physical connections.

Heat-Conduction Technology: Poseid also developed a technology referred to as "caloriveyance," which allowed the conduction or transfer of heat over distances, again without the need for physical connections.

Mind-Controlled Forces: Beyond the physical technologies, the Poseid discovered forces superior to magnetism that could be operated by the mind.

Poseid - Refers to the ancient civilization that had advanced knowledge and technologies.

Incal - The divine entity or God, believed by the Poseid to be immanent in nature and the source of all creation.

Atlans - The people of Atlantis, also referred to as Poseid, who possessed advanced knowledge and technology.

Poseid - The name of the civilization, often associated with Atlantis, a mythical island or continent believed to have existed in the distant past with advanced technology.

In this context, it is identified with Poseid.

In their consideration of natural laws, the philosophers of Poseid had come to the conclusive hypothesis and working theory that the material universe was not a complex entity but, in its primality, extremely simple.

Commencing with dynamic energy as first sensibly manifest in the example furnished by simple vibration, the Poseid position may be outlined as follows: A very low rate of vibration may be felt; an increase of rate heard.

Poseid knew that light gives out sound when correctly resisted.

From this knowledge came all the wondrous triumphs of that old age, and one by one they are emerging today after their long oblivion, till tomorrow they shall awake in crowds, and press to rediscovery by threes and fours, and then by platoons and companies and legions, till all the treasures of Poseid shall be again on earth, in air, and sea.

The Poseid investigator thus became cognizant of wondrous forces of nature which he might bend to the uses of mankind.

Thus Poseid, like Job of old, knew the path to the house of darkness, and the treasures of the hail (cold).

However, in Poseid, no wires or other sensible material connections were required in the use, at whatever distance, of either telephones or telephotos, nor even in caloriveyance, that is, heat-conduction.

Not earth, air, the depth of the seas, nor those of interstellar space, will hold secrets from that man who approaches from the Godward side, as did Poseid.

Poseid - The narrator's native land or civilization.

Atl - A region or area associated with Poseid and its colonies.

As co-efficients, I purposed thoroughly to ground myself in synthetic and analytical literature, not alone of my native Poseid, but also that of the Suerni and Necropanic languages.

The reasons which induced me to choose the curriculum which I have mentioned were that, as a geologist and coordinate scientist, I hoped to make new discoveries of value, and to place them in book form before the world, at least before the Poseid world, an end scarcely to be attained otherwise than by this course of study.

Rai - A title used for a leader or ruler in Poseid.

Poseid - The name of the ancient civilization where the story is set.

However, it is not the scheme of this chapter to discuss Poseid politics, but to describe the ministerial and monarchical palaces with which the nation furnished its elected officers, one for each prince, but for the emperor, three.

A description, therefore, of one palace will serve a double purpose, that of presenting an idea of the most notable residence in the great Atlantean empire, since I will describe the main palace of the emperor; and, secondly, that of illustrating the prevailing style of governmental architecture in the period during which I resided in Poseid.

Nevertheless, it precedes the histories handed down in manuscript, papyrus rolls and rock-inscriptions by many centuries, seeing that Poseid was no longer known in the earth when history's first pages were chronicled by the earliest historian using papyrus; nay, nor even yet earlier, when the sculptors of the obelisks of Egypt and the rock-inscribers of the temples cut pictorial histories in enduring granite.

No longer known was Poseid, for it is today approaching nine thousand years since the waters of the ocean engulfed our fair land and left no sign, not even so much as was left of those two cities hidden beneath lava and ashes and for sixteen centuries of the Christian era thought never to have had existence.

It is not strange that thou art incredulous, my friend, when I speak of these inventions which thou hast considered the special property of today; but I speak from a knowledge born of experience, seeing that I lived then, and live now; lived not only in Poseid twelve thousand years ago, but also in the United States of America, before, during, and after the War of the Secession.

If Incal is impelled by God, the Son shall find how his Father doeth this thing, and shall presently do likewise again, even as Man did so once in Poseid.

But greater things than these which we did might ye do; ye are now, ye were then; ye are Poseid returned, and on a higher plane!

Yet, this much I can say, not inappropriately at this juncture, that Poseid had not in my day, the modern, yet also very ancient, annoyance of labor strikes, blocking capital and enterprise, starving the artisan, and causing more suffering on the part of the poor than such annoyances can ever bring to the doors of the rich.

The broad principle of equity between employer and employee governed in Poseid; it mattered not what a person did for another person, but the whole equation hinged on this question: Was some service performed by one person for another?

EXCERPTS FROM THE POSEID LABOR LAWS.

It is in this that the modern Anglo-Saxon world, which is Poseid (and Suem) reincarnating, shows one mark of the slow but sure upward progress begotten of time; proves that although man moves, as does all else, sensate and insensate, in a circle, yet that circle is like a screw-thread, ever progressing around and around, but each time moving on a higher plane.

Poseid must be compelled by its advanced minds to do what is fair towards the weak.

Thus we behold modern employers often doing of free will what the ancient Poseid did because of law, namely, sharing profits with their employees.

But civilization in all ages, among all nations, is wont to express itself in ways which, if modern language be used to describe them, will seem almost identical; so that in ancient Atl and in modern America the term "strike" may be properly used to designate a labor revolt; the same principle characterizes all other phases; for from age to age the world makes but slow progress, and is today not as far advanced in its present sub-cycle, nor as civilized, as it was in olden Poseid.

Such, in the main, were the chief features of the industrial world in Poseid.

So when the modern world of the Christian epoch came to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, particularly the last named, then began the reincarnation of this Poseid era, and for a time the tendency to oppression again came uppermost.

Finally, strange and paradoxical as it may appear, this betterment is the direct child of the old-time rights extorted by might in Poseid, and today, reincarnated offspring of reincarnated oppression, as in Atlantis oppression sprang reincarnate from the grave of other ages gone before, previous to the wondrous memorial of Gizeh.