Atlantis

/ætˈlæntɪs/ noun

A legendary sunken city or island that supposedly sank into the ocean, described in ancient texts but never proven to exist.

From Plato's dialogues in ancient Greece, where he described an advanced civilization that disappeared beneath the sea. The name comes from 'Atlas,' the Titan who held up the sky in Greek mythology.

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