History and mythology

  BIO Apollo God of music, poetry, plague, oracles, sun, medicine, light and knowledge   Abode                        Mount Olympus Symbol                       Lyre, laurel wreath, python, raven, bow and arrows Parents                      Zeus and Leto Siblings                      Artemis Children                     Asclepius, Troilus, Aristaeus, Orpheus Roman equivalent     Apollo     Introduce Apollo is one of the most important a...

Atlantis (in Greek, Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, "island of Atlas") is a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias. In Plato's account, Atlantis was a naval power lying "in front of the Pillars of Hercules" that conquered many parts of Western Europe and Africa 9,000 years before the time of Solon, or approximately 9600 BC. After a failed attempt to invade Athens, Atlantis sank into the ocean "in a single day and night of misfortune". Scholars dispute whether and how much Plato's story or account was inspired by older traditions. Some scholars argue Plato drew upon memories of past events such as the Thera eruption or the Trojan War, while others insist that he took inspiration from contemporary events like the destruction of Helike in 373 BC or the failed Athenian invasion of Sicily in 415–413 BC. The possible existence of a genuine Atlantis was discussed throughout classical antiquity, but it was usually rejected and...