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Nick Wedig wrote:
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> On a side note: the whole idea of Atlantis comes from one of Plato's dialogues (the Timaeus, IIRC) where it's introduced exactly the same as all his allegorical stories.  Now, he introduces these alleogrical stories all the time in the dialogues, but why is it that people stick to Atlantis and not claim that, say, the allegory of the cave is real?  (I'd say cliomancy, except the belief in Atlantis seems to predate it).
> 

I hate to get all mundane on you, but a it's probably because in the
dialogue, Plato has Socrates claiming it's true and the story was handed
down from Solon.  Everyone seems to take this as fact.  However, there's
no reason to actually think this.  It lends an air of veracity to what
is otherwise another simple allegory.  I can find no reference to Solon
writing about Atlantis that doesn't wind up being from Plato.

Actually, I had never even thought of this before.  Thanks!

Greg "Atlantean Lurker"
-- 
Penn-Ohio Historical European Martial Arts Society
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~ysidro/pohemas.html

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