The island of Thera, or modern Santorini, was part of the Minoan Empire during the Bronze Age of ancient history. Located in the Aegean Sea, the island has become the best known and one of the most visited of the Minoan sites. The theory that this group of islands could have once been the "Atlantis", is very tempting, and not completely out of the realm of possibility.
There are many strong arguments that Thera is Atlantis:
- In Plato's dialogues, Atlantis was a sea-faring and peaceable civilization. Minoan archeological evidence points to the lack of depictions of warfare in its artwork, which was very common in Greek art.
- Like Atlantis, the Minoan culture ended in a cataclysmic way. Around 1470 B.C., a massive volcanic eruption left a huge crater in the center of Thera, which turned one big island into a series of smaller islands. Whatever was in the middle is on the ocean floor now. This supports the "sunken city" story.
- Based on Plato's description of Atlantis physically and topographically, many believe Atlantis and Thera could have been one and the same.
- The ritual of bull jumping commonly depicted in Minoan artwork parallels stories told by the Egyptian priests (in the legend) that describe the inhabitants of Keftiu (a city in Atlantis) of ritual bull jumping and sacrifice.
In this case I was referring to the situation involving a sacred bull, a queen cursed with zoophilia and a hollow, artificial cow constructed by Daedalus.ghostdog said:Yeah, Zeus fucking around and Hera getting revenge on him has created many lulzy Greek myths. Of course it was always the humans that took the heat.qliveur said:Look up how the Minotaur came into being for the lulziest piece of Greek mythology ever.
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spekkio said:MOAR please!
That's what you get for sleeping when on duty, on top of a submarine.Brother None said:Did you just leave the captain's limp form atop the submarine when it went under? p extreme
Oh you. I'm actually considering bringing in meetdug as co-host for my upcoming video lp of Xenogears.[ ] Let meetdug and Andyman pick it up and finish it in a joint effort.
Azira said:[ ] Continue as it is.
[x ] Also show the other two paths leading to Atlantis.
[ ] Let meetdug and Andyman pick it up and finish it in a joint effort.
SoupNazi said:[X] Also show the other two paths leading to Atlantis.
goddamn codexers said:[X] Also show the other two paths leading to Atlantis.