Knowra Atlantis Atlantis Atlantis is a powerful island kingdom in Plato’s dialogues, said to have sunk beneath the sea after its people became corrupt and were defeated by ancient Athens.
Timaeus : A Platonic dialogue that introduces Atlantis within a discussion of the cosmos, nature, and an ideal state. It begins the account of Atlantis and presents the story as an ancient Egyptian record.
Platonic political philosophy : Plato’s account of justice, political order, and the best form of government. Atlantis’s defeat contrasts with the virtuous, disciplined Athens imagined in Plato’s story.
Atlantis in popular culture : The use of Atlantis as a setting or motif in modern books, films, games, and other media. Modern adaptations turn Plato’s lost kingdom into many different imagined worlds.
Minoan civilization : A Bronze Age civilization centered on Crete and other Aegean islands. Its archaeological remains are real, unlike the unverified civilization described as Atlantis.
Critias : An unfinished Platonic dialogue describing an ideal ancient Athens and its war with Atlantis. It supplies the detailed description of Atlantis’s society, geography, and defeat.
Hubris : Excessive pride or self-confidence that leads to a person’s or community’s downfall. The Atlanteans’ growing ambition and injustice are presented as causes of their ruin.
Atlantis: The Lost Empire : A 2001 animated adventure film by Walt Disney Feature Animation about an expedition seeking Atlantis. The film is a prominent modern retelling that reimagines Atlantis as an advanced civilization.
Tartessos : An ancient culture in southwestern Iberia known from Greek and other sources. Its historical reality has made it a proposed counterpart to Atlantis, but no identification is established.
Plato : An ancient Greek philosopher whose dialogues shaped Western philosophy. His writings are the only known ancient source for Atlantis.
Utopia : An imagined society organized around an ideal political or social order. Plato’s descriptions invite comparison between Atlantis’s wealth and the disciplined ideal state.
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