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Timothy Hogan claims that the Atlantis story reached Plato through a long chain of retelling. In his account, an Egyptian report passed through Solon’s family, an elder told it to a grandson of about ten, that grandson later told Socrates, and Plato wrote it down decades afterward, following a long period of spoken memory. He treats Plato’s figure of nine thousand years before Solon as a collapse date, earlier than the city of Athens. Hogan also claims that Templar circles kept an interest in Atlantis. He points to Raymond Bernard’s initiation narrative in Secret Meeting in Rome, to a black and white flag with a red cross as an echo of older color symbolism, and to traditions that place the lost land in the Azores, where he also says strange craft are seen. Maya stories of a place called Atlan, boat escapes toward the Yucatan, shared pyramid building, and paired figures on opposite shores are offered as parallel memories. A damaged island and a three pronged sign, which he links to Poseidon, are presented as further traces.
Key points
- Timothy Hogan claims Plato received the Atlantis story through family retellings that began with an Egyptian account and Solon.
- He treats nine thousand years before Solon as the time of the collapse, before Athens existed.
- He claims Templar tradition preserved Atlantis lore, including material Raymond Bernard reported after an initiation in Rome.
- The Azores are offered as a likely place, with strange flying craft mentioned there.
- Maya memories of Atlan, escape by boat to the Yucatan, pyramids, and a Poseidon emblem are presented as supporting traces.
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That's why the Templar flag was black and white with a red cross on it.
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Hogan reads the order’s black, white, and red colors as a deliberate historical signal. Watch at 2:22
At age 90, Critius the Elder tells it to his 10-year-old grandson, Critius the Younger.
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He traces the story through an aged relative and a child who later spoke with Socrates. Watch at 5:59
There's some Templar traditions that suggest that too.
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He says some Templar lore agrees with a location in the Azores. Watch at 10:07
And of course the trident was the symbol of Poseidon of who was the god of Atlantis.
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He connects a three pronged emblem on the ruins with the sea god of the lost island. Watch at 17:40
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