The existance of Atlantis in Thera
Macarena Pérez Selman
Miss Hava Tursky
10th Grade English
14 June 2013
The Existence of Atlantis in Thira
For more than three thousand years, the world has been trying to solve one of the biggest mysteries on the planet; Atlantis. Its story has captivated thousands of adventurous and curious people for centuries, some who have even dedicated their lives to the search of this place. Since the medieval ages, many men who knew the story of Atlantis sought for the lost world with no results (Muñoz 18). More than five thousand books have been written about the mystic city, unfortunately, it has not been found yet. Because there is not any physical proof or ruin of this place, many do not believe in the existence of Atlantis, leaving the topic unconcluded since Plato’s age. The only clear source there is about the Atlantis is Plato’s dialogue of Timeo and Critias, written around 350 B.C (Bolivar). In this text, Atlantis is described as an island that is bigger than Southern Asia and Libya together (Muñoz 18). It also mentions that it was fully developed and that bridges made of ivory, describing it as heaven on earth (“Atlantis: The Lost Continent”). Thanks to the many theories about Atlantis, all the submerged cities that have been found in the past years and the mentioning of a lost culture in a couple of ancient texts, it is believed this city was real but that it will take time to find it. In different places of the world, there have been findings of what appears to be a submerged city, like in 2004, a group of scientists thought they had found the lost city in Marisima of Hinojos, Spain (Miranda 31). Still, what is more likely is that Atlantis was located at the south of Greece, in what was known as Thira, today known as Santorini. Some ancient cultures, such as the Egyptians, have some sort of reference to an advanced civilization that got lost in the seas, and this is believed to be making an allusion to the so sought city. If the existence of Atlantis
Miss Hava Tursky
10th Grade English
14 June 2013
The Existence of Atlantis in Thira
For more than three thousand years, the world has been trying to solve one of the biggest mysteries on the planet; Atlantis. Its story has captivated thousands of adventurous and curious people for centuries, some who have even dedicated their lives to the search of this place. Since the medieval ages, many men who knew the story of Atlantis sought for the lost world with no results (Muñoz 18). More than five thousand books have been written about the mystic city, unfortunately, it has not been found yet. Because there is not any physical proof or ruin of this place, many do not believe in the existence of Atlantis, leaving the topic unconcluded since Plato’s age. The only clear source there is about the Atlantis is Plato’s dialogue of Timeo and Critias, written around 350 B.C (Bolivar). In this text, Atlantis is described as an island that is bigger than Southern Asia and Libya together (Muñoz 18). It also mentions that it was fully developed and that bridges made of ivory, describing it as heaven on earth (“Atlantis: The Lost Continent”). Thanks to the many theories about Atlantis, all the submerged cities that have been found in the past years and the mentioning of a lost culture in a couple of ancient texts, it is believed this city was real but that it will take time to find it. In different places of the world, there have been findings of what appears to be a submerged city, like in 2004, a group of scientists thought they had found the lost city in Marisima of Hinojos, Spain (Miranda 31). Still, what is more likely is that Atlantis was located at the south of Greece, in what was known as Thira, today known as Santorini. Some ancient cultures, such as the Egyptians, have some sort of reference to an advanced civilization that got lost in the seas, and this is believed to be making an allusion to the so sought city. If the existence of Atlantis