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Arcadian Atlantis and Plato’s Pseudomythology
- Author(s):
- Oliver D. Smith (see profile)
- Date:
- 2023
- Subject(s):
- Atlantis (Legendary place), Plato, Mythology, Greek
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Plato, Atlantis, Methydrium, Arcadia, Greek mythology, Ancient Greece, Timaeus, Critias
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/ep0z-9w24
- Abstract:
- Plato’s story of Atlantis is almost certainly fictional. In Arcadian folklore, however, there is a kingdom of the same name. Although the Platonic Atlantis is imaginary, Plato arguably based it (in part) on the Arcadian Atlantis which has a real geographical setting; the Arcadian town Methydrium (‘Between the Waters’). The Arcadian king list likely inspired Plato’s kings of Atlantis meaning the Platonic Atlantis is a pseudomythology. In this paper, the Arcadian-Atlantis hypothesis is defended against criticisms, namely that the Arcadian Atlantis was a Hellenistic period invention. The Arcadian Atlantis or kingdom of Atlas – is revealed to be a real place in the Peloponnese, but which today lies in ruins.
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- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 4 months ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
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