A legendary island mentioned in Plato's writings that supposedly sank into the ocean, often associated with advanced ancient civilizations.
From Plato's Greek dialogues, 'Atlantis' appears in 'Timaeus' and 'Critias' as an allegory or historical account; the name may derive from 'Atlas' or mean 'of Atlas' in Greek.
Atlantis was probably Plato's invention to make a philosophical point about hubris—but people have been obsessed with finding it for 2,400 years, searching from Crete to the Caribbean!
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