Rich Wrote:
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> "discarding any details of Plato's"
> -- Not really. I said there was a group of people
> that got too greedy. Those were the hyksos.
> An
> extra group of people whose name was lost.
The bit in
Critias that describes how the Atlanteans degenerated evidently hasn't been lost, and it doesn't contain any mention of the Hyksos: it's solely concerned with Atlanteans.
> I've
> embraced the story.
To the point of smothering it completely, it seems ...
> "As I said above, if you've found evidence that
> this was not the case, then"
> -- The evidence is the archaeology.
What archaeology have you discovered that ties in with Plato's tale?
Not really my
> opinions. Been trying to show what I have.
> What's left. And the best thing is Io. We've got
> her.
Plato hasn't ...
> "According to Plato, King Atlas of Atlantis was a
> mortal son of Poseidon and Cleito."
> -- Correct. Cleito is in the list of Danaids. It
> fits.
>
> "The Titan Atlas was the son of Iapetus and
> Asia."
> -- EXACTLY!!!!!!!! They were two different guys.
> One was the great descendant. The other was the
> Titan. It's a key point, realy. There were
> multiple Aeolus's. Like the guy who went to
> Tyrhenia. And their stories got combined.
> "I can't find any post mentioning Atlas dated 6th
> September from you in answer to Byrd."
Apparently, you mean
this one - 7th Sept., not 6th Sept.
> -- "the location I chose for the
> city of Atlantis"
The location
you chose? Not the location described by Plato (that of his imagination)?
> Thanks for
> asking the questions.
The purpose of this board is reasoned, evidence-based discussions about the evidence for alternative history. There's little point in such discussions if questions aren't answered or properly addressed.
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