1. A Presentation
on
ATLANTIS: The Lost City
OrichalcumSymbol of Atlantis
"Aurichillikem"

3. ATLANTIS
•Was Atlantis real? We'll probably never be able to prove such a
rich and powerful land that suddenly went belly up in the Atlantic
Ocean never existed.
•The story of Atlantis is usually referred to as a parable and as such
is not intended to be taken literally, but there is nothing in the
story that proves it's made up.
• Even serious geologists can't entirely debunk it.
•The story of Atlantis comes to us from Timaeus, a Socratic
dialogue, written in about 360 B.C. by Plato.
•There are four people at this meeting who had met the previous
day to hear Socrates describes the ideal state.
•Socrates wantsTimaeus of Locri, Hermocrates, and Critias to tell
him stories about Athens interacting with other states.
•The first is Critias, who talks about his grandfather's meeting
with Solon, one of the 7 sages, an Athenian poet and famous
lawgiver.
•Solon had been to Egypt where priests had compared Egypt and
Athens and talked about the gods and legends of both lands.
•One such Egyptian story is about Atlantis.

4. •Solon(638 BC–558 BC) was a famous Athenian
statesman, lawmaker, and Lyric poet who allegedly
heard the story of Atlantis from Egyptian priests that he
was visiting that claimed that the Athenians had
forgotten their true history because from time-to-time
their civilization had been largely destroyed by
catastrophes.
•The Egyptian priests referred to the “Declamation of
Heavenly Bodies”, meaning meteorites, which cause
devastation on the planet.
•-----The Egyptian priests understood that from time-to-
time there were serious natural catastrophes that
involved fire and water (from which they had been
largely immune).
•They attributed these to the actions of the Gods

5. Atlantis: The Island
The Island of Atlantis, as described by Plato, is often perceived to be huge, the size of Asia and Libya (North Africa)
combined. Published satellite imaging of the underwater regions of the world clearly indicates that no such land
mass ever existed. (Still, this is not a perfected science and as recently as 2004, new underwater mountain ranges
were being discovered) More relevant is the fact that any earthquake powerful enough to completely destroy all
evidence of this Island, one at least the size of modern Australia, would have effectively ended 95% of all life on
earth. (If not through the quake itself then through the ensuing volcanic activity.)
The Island has a small central mountain (cone) surrounded by ripples or water filled depressions. There are many
fissures, not manmade, in the ground.There are lakes surrounding this cone. Hot and cold springs are evident.The
lands surrounding this central mountain are very fertile.There are cliffs at the edge of the sea.
This is a very clear, consistent and accurate description of a volcanic island. The central cone could be an ancient
(dormant) volcano. Hot springs are definite indications of geothermal activity. Lands surrounding volcanoes are
often very fertile - just look at the fields surrounding Naples and MountVesuvius. Finally, volcanic islands,
particularly those of the Atlantic often have steep cliffs where they meet the sea.
The critical aspect of this description of Atlantis is not just what it describes – rather it is the fact that the
components are consistent with each other. In other words, it sounds like the depiction of a real place rather than
one conjured from the imagination. More importantly, Plato did not have easy access to the Internet or the
Encyclopedia Britannica to check his facts – he wrote them as he understood them. This makes this description even
more remarkable.

7. ATLANTIS: Real or Myth?
To find Atlantis it is sensible to use a system that cross references what we
know from the original source. An island (or part of one) that was near Gibraltar,
sunken in the sea, was warm and had had access to rough gold.
The only way to assess the validity of the story
of Atlantis is through Literary Forensics. This
is a process that examines each key point and
determines how well it stands up to historical
record (proof) and scientific evidence. The
best place to begin is also the most startling
and often overlooked. Plato refers to the
following text:
“Thereupon one of the (Egyptian) priests, who
was of a very great age, said: O Solon, Solon,
you Hellenes are never anything but children,
and there is not an old man among you. Solon
in return asked him what he meant. I mean to
say, he replied, that in mind you are all young;
there is no old opinion handed down among you
by ancient tradition, nor any science which is
hoary with age. And I will tell you why.There
have been, and will be again, many
destructions of mankind arising out of many
causes; the greatest have been brought about
by the agencies of fire and water, and other
lesser ones by innumerable other
causes.” (Plato - 360 BC -Translated by
Benjamin Jowett)
According to Graham Hancock, author of Underworld; (since the last
ice age) “More than 15 million square miles of habitable land were
submerged underwater, resulting in a radical change to the Earth’s
shape and the conditions in which people could live.”

8. Another reference:
“To coordinate the explorations of his skin-
diving friends,Gargallo has organized the
Mediterranean Institute of Underwater
Archaeology. In his apartment off Rome's
Piazza, diSpagna, he has a map of Italy and
Sicily with coloured pins indicating the site of
20 to 30 ruins known to his skin-divers.There
is a big underwater city nearVenice.
Another, off Mondragone, north of Naples,
runs along the bottom for nearly three
miles.” (Time Magazine -1959)
Many experts believe we are actually living
in an ice age and this pleasant enough
climate we enjoy is just a warm interglacial
period. Geological evidence has confirmed
that the last IceAge completely finished
only 10,000 years ago.
So again, Plato is accurate in his statements.
So, let’s for the moment, assume that the description of Atlantis is both literal and accurate. If so, thenAtlantis existed
11,500 to 9,300 years ago towards the later period of the last ice age. This is highly significant because sea levels would
have been dramatically different than they are today.
According to geological studies, sea levels have risen 130 meters or 400ft in since the last Ice age. Also, it rules out any
northern locations for the city as they would certainly not had the temperate climate described by Plato. (However, places
that are extremely hot today would have been just pleasantly warm.)
Plato wrote that the sea god Poseidon (Neptune) was givenAtlantis and on a hill in the middle of the island the god built
his mortal wife a large home.This palace was surrounded by five rings of water and land connected only by tunnels large
enough for ships to pass through.

9. Atlanteans were amazing engineers.They built palaces, temples, harbors, docks and a complicated water system - all
about 12,000 years ago. Farmers grew the food on a field not much larger than Oklahoma State. Behind this massive field
there where mountains touching the sky where many of the wealthy villagers lived. Plato described spectacular buildings,
fountains that had both hot and cold water, stone walls covered with precious metals and huge statues made of gold.The
wife of Poseidon had 10 sons (five sets of twins.) Each son ruled a part of Atlantis. For generations Atlantis was peaceful
and all was well. As time passed each succeeding king tried to outdo the other and built a greater kingdom. Eventually
Atlanteans became greedy and corrupt. Zeus decided to teach them a lesson so he called all the gods together. Plato
ended his story here so we never really know what happened.

10. LOCATION
"Beyond the Pillars of Hercules and
within the Ocean of Atlas there lies
Atlantis - rich in wisdom, power and
wealth.”
All the evidence based on the original texts indicate that the Canary Islands are the
location for Atlantis.There is evidence that they may have been very much larger in
the past. Also - before the end of the last ice age the sea levels would have been much
lower.
It was an island, probably smaller than
Southern Italy. It was somewhere in the
AtlanticOcean but close enough for its ships
to pass the Straits of Gibraltar and enter the
Mediterranean.
It’s civilisation originated towards the end of
the last IceAge. Later, it had significant trade
with other nations.There were elephants
(imported?) and chestnut trees. It was close
enough toAfrica to be able to dominate the
lands of Libya. Orichalcum could be mined on
the island. It was probably volcanic. It was
destroyed by an earthquake (volcanism).
It must be close enough to North Africa for it
to have been able to control the coastal lands
of Libya up to the borders of Egypt.One
location isThe Canary Island. It matches
Plato’s descriptions.
“He (Juba II) said that in this island there are traces of buildings; that
while they all have an abundant supply of fruit and of birds of every kind,
Canaria also abounds in palm-groves bearing dates and in conifers; that
in addition to this there is a large supply of honey, and also papyrus
grows in the rivers,”Even so, where is the conclusive evidence? Well it
may well be on the bottom of the sea between (and to the south) of the
islands that may be all that remain of the northern mountains described
by Plato.One theory regarding Atlantis that has been put forward is that
as recently as 10,000 years ago some of theCanary Islands, as we know
them today, were actually linked together (or more likely surrounded) by
an unstable plateau or rim of volcanic rock (basalts) and soil that had
built up over the 60,000 years of the previous ice age.

11. Satellite image of the
islands of Santorini.This
location is one of many
sites purported to have
been the location of
Atlantis

12. Atlas (king of Atlantis), in the Greek mythology, one of the
sons of Poseidon the god of the Sea, appointed by his father
as supreme sovereign of Atlantis. Atlas is the elder brother of
the ten sons of Poseidon and Clito, a girl living in the mythical
island of Atlantis, domain of the god of the Sea.
Poseidon cut Atlantis in ten parts, one for each of his sons.
Atlas, who receives the central mountain, is also appointed by
Poseidon as the supreme sovereign of the island.
Legend tells us that he was a good king, and makes his
territory prosperous, among the richest in the world.
Atlas

13. Fast Facts About Atlantis
•A war once took place between theAthenians and theAtlanteansTheAthenians apparently came from Athens.
•TheAtlanteans apparently came from an island beyond the pillars of Hercules (Straights of Gibraltar)
•The war took place 9,000 years before the time of writing which was approximately 2,500 years before today – so in
effect 11,500 years ago.
•Atlantis was allegedly an island greater in size than Libya andAsia combined.
•Atlantis was eventually destroyed by an earthquake.
•TheAthenian Gods were at peace with each other.
•The story had been forgotten by the Athenians because of a great deluge whereby only the illiterate people of the
mountains had survived.
•Solon inferred that the event took place before the time ofTheseus.
•At the time theAthenians ruled a land from the Isthmus (of Corinth) to the heights of the Cithaeron (a mountain
range in what is today central Greece) and Parnes. Oropus was the boundary on the right and the river Asopus the
boundary on the left.
• Poseidon was patron and God of Atlantis. (God of the sea and earthquakes)
•Atlantis was an Island with a small mountain at its centre with fertile plains surrounding it.
•The central mountain had rings of water surrounding it.
•Water flowed from underground - some hot, some cold.
•Crops flourished in the fertile soil.
•Poseidon’s first child (born on Atlantis) was namedAtlas and the ocean around the Island was namedAtlantic.
•From beyond the Pillars of Hercules the lost city of Atlantis controlled islands and lands as far as Egypt.
•They had extensive trade with other countries.
•Orichalcum (an unknown red colored metal or alloy possible a mixture of copper and gold) was common on the
Island.
The Island was well forested.
There were a great number of elephants on the Island.
The Island had chestnut trees.
TheCity / island existed long enough for many rulers / kings to develop it.

14. •The lost city of Atlantis had a canal from the sea to an inner lagoon.
•Three kinds of stone, one red, one black and one white were quarried on the Island of Atlantis.
•They used brass to cover their dwellings and brass, tin and orichalcum to cover the outer walls of their cities.
•Poseidon’s temple at the centre had a barbaric appearance and the roof (interior) was made of Ivory.
•In the temple there was a statue of the god in a chariot.
•The lost city of Atlantis made use of private and public baths and then saved the water for use on their fields.
•The later docks hadTriremes and many naval supplies.
•The Island had cliffs on most sides but was otherwise a plateau with a small mountain at its centre and mountains to
the North.
•The North of the Island had high and beautiful mountains.
•The plain featured a circular ditch (canyon) of such size (a 100 ft in depth) that it could not have been manmade.
•The military had war chariots.They benefited from winter rains.Their shields were small.
•The land was divided into ten kingdoms each with its own city.
•No King was to ever make war on another Atlantean King.
•This rule lasted for a great time but in the end the Kings became victim to mortal desires and sins.
PLATO