Why Does Atlantis Exist

One afternoon Theseus was in his room when a little note was slid under his door and it told him to go down to the courtyard the crack of dawn and so he did. It was princess Ariadne who was going to help him defeat the Minotaur, she gave him a magical string that would help find his way through the labryrinth, the giant maze made by Daedalus and a sword. The next morning they were going into the labryrinth. As soon as they were in, it was dark and wet with bones all around. Theseus told one of the Athenian children to hold one end of the string when he set off. Once Theseus was deep into the maze he heard a rumble and he knew that was Minotaur. He ran in to the Minotaur with sword at hand it gave out a big groan. Theseus cut through it a couple more times to make sure it was dead. With a sigh of relief he walked back. At the entrance Ariadne was waiting to open the door to let them out. When the Athenians got out and quickly got a ship to sail back, but Theseus forgot to fly white sails so once King Aegean of Athens through himself off a cliff because he thought his son had died. After his death they named the sea after him, the Aegean

The Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas are all big groups of people that used have roamed the lands of earth. They all have a specific location, time period, capital, economy, religion, social system, government and technology. First we are going to start with the 3 group’s location, time periods, and the capitals. The Maya’s location is in southern Mexico. For example; Belize,

Atlantis was an extraordinary city that tragically and mysteriously vanished from a day and a night. The story that Plato said is that Atlantis was a island that was better than life itself, As Stemman stated in his book about Atlantis “Poseidon, Greek God of the sea and also of earthquakes was given Atlantis, and there he fell in love with a mortal called Cleito” (56). The city of Atlantis is a place that had questionable existence, Atlantis was a real naval power in the ancient world, but sunk into the ocean. Everything about it was extraordinary including the people that lived there. But something happened and it is to be

in a cataclysmic event. For long it has been debated that Atlantis was not a factual civilization but either counts as one of the many known myths of a destructive deluge, or merely serves as a metaphor for the Greek philosopher Plato to debate the consequences for a society that fails in its moral code of conduct. The extinction of Atlantis was linked in the late 1930s to a volcanic disaster that befell the island of Thera some 113 kilometers from Crete at a time when the Minoan civilization flourished.

According to Hawaiian legends, the islands of Hawaii were created by the goddess of fire, Pele. The goddess Pele holds within her power the ability to create and destroy. During an epic battle of old, Pela rose out of the trembling

The Aztecs are one of the best known yet one of the briefer civilizations in the Pre-Columbian era. The phrase “Aztec” refers to the Nahuatl-speaking occupants of the Valley of Mexico or the Mexica people of Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs originated from a place known as Aztlan. Despite contrasting opinion of whether Aztlan exists or not, the Aztecs were said to have come from the north. Their journey to the Valley of Mexico was shared with various other tribes.

The Mayans lived in Central America on the yucatan peninsula. They separated cities by making states. They had 40 cities in their empire, and each state had a king. Today you can see temples and pyramids.

After leaving the island of Calypso, Odysseus is at sea for nearly twenty days. Poseidon returns from a trip to Ethiopia and is enraged when he sees Odysseus floating for the island Phaeacia because Odysseus is fated to return to Ithaca after Phaeacia. Poseidon sends waves and a storm in order to disrupt Odysseus and when he is alone in the sea Athena inspires him to reach the Phaeacia.

      Atlantis is known to most people as a legend or myth written by the Greek poet Plato, but is it possible that this lost continent really existed? Is it all legend or could there be some fact to it? Contrary to common belief there have been numerous geological and historical findings that actually give proof to the existence of this lost city. In the book Imagining Atlantis it tells us the story written by Plato. "According to ancient Egyptian temple records the Athenians fought an aggressive war against the rulers of Atlantis some nine thousand years earlier

Come and enjoy the marvellous Island of Ithaca located in the Ionian Sea, off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west of continental Greece. In Ithaca you’ll discover the island rich culture and the reason why is so special to the ones who lived there or traveled it’s shores. Ithaca is a tropical, mild island surroundedby the clear blue seas and lush green valleys. One of Ithaca best sites are the beaches. Such as Agios Ioannis beach, where the sea is as clear blue, and the sand tan, soft and rich. Many people come to Ithaca to explore Agios Athanasios which is located in the north side of Ithaca. There it’s believed that Odysseus, a legendary greek king of Ithaca, and the hero of Homer’s epic poem “The Odysseus”.

Atlantis is a city that was never found or even placed on a map but only mentioned in a book

Knossos is a palace that was first discovered in 1878 and excavated first in 1851 for 35 years by Sir Arthur Evans. The site was occupied roughly around 2000 B.C. The site is located on the island of Crete in Greece. The site has been destroyed and rebuilt twice due to catastrophes such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and fire, but its not sure to what is actual natural disaster it was.

In like manner, when Odysseus and his men were on the island of Thrinacia and were

What now is Rhodes, in mythical times was the Helios', island. The myth has it that when the sun god had fallen head over heels for nymph Rhodes he just flashed his light on her thus transforming Rhodes into the island.

Today, I visited Ancient Greece. During this time period, there were three Greek peoples that inhabited Greece. The Minoans, the Mycenaeans, and the Dorians. The Minoans inhabited the island of Crete and were known for their colorful frescoes in the palace at Knossos. The Mycenaeans lived on the mainland and were the first Greek people to leave behind written records. The Dorians inhabited north and northwestern Greece and were known for their heavy influence on Greek art.