Am I missing something?
2007-01-06 09:38:26 · 7 answers · asked by texascomet 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
There is some indication that civilization is much older than what scholars currently accept. the Sphynx, for example, is believed to have been built much earllier than what is currently accepted. there are tidbits of information about Atlantis that come from very many sources, but they are all just tantalizing clues. As with any myth that has lasted through the ages, chances are excellent that it began from fact. The Amazons, Hercules, King Arthur, Moses' parting of the water, all these stories have actual history behind them. Just like a previous answer indicated, Troy was once considered a myth until the city was actually discovered by a German businessman who dabbled in archeology.
So Atlantis is most likely something that had existed.
2007-01-06 09:48:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He doesn't say it's fictional. He claims that Solon got the story from Egyptian priests two generations before him. Others in the group claim to remember the story, as well. It's just enough of a tease to keep people looking.
The story appears in two dialogs, Timeas and Critias. They're a pretty quick read, but interesting.
2007-01-06 17:46:39 · answer #2 · answered by Let Me Think 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who said it's fictional?
We also thought that Troy was fictional.
2007-01-06 17:41:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nah. They are the same people who think Sadam had WMD. Conspiracy theorists and the perpetually paranoid.
2007-01-06 17:40:43 · answer #4 · answered by Kodoku Josei 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It may have been his cultures flood account
2007-01-06 17:40:21 · answer #5 · answered by didjlord 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess it is like UFOs people just want to believe in it.
2007-01-06 17:41:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's because you can't cure stupid.
2007-01-06 20:10:19 · answer #7 · answered by Sid B 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋