Atlantis

The Isle

The Isle of Atlantis is thought to be a fictional creation of Plato, but there are scholars who believe the story was based on fact...

As the story goes, the Isle of Atlantis was a gorgeous land that belonged to Poseidon. The regular of the land was Poseidon's soon, Atlas, which is where the name came from.

The Isle was said to be larger than Australia, located on the Atlantic ocean-- which was also named for Atlas-- and was located several miles outside of the Pillars of Hercules, or the Straits of Gibraltar.

Poseidon was proud of son and of the brave, string people who lived on his island. Even though the paradise gave the people more than they could wish for, they soon became greedy and wanted more. They knew wealthy lands were not far away, so they, the Atlantans, created a military and began subduing territory inside the Pillars of Hercules. That itself was tolerated by the Gods, but the Atlanteans also began forcing the people who were overpowered into slavery.

When the Gods met to discuss what was happening, they took steps so that they could intervene. Earthquakes, floods, and fires were sent to humble the Atlanteans, but their list power was too heavy. They wouldn't change their ways.

Finally, the Gods forced Poseidon to destroy Atlantis. He caused great earthquakes and raised the seas to tear the Isle apart. In his vexation, Poseidon threw broken pieces of the island across the sea where it sank into oblivion. Atlas, who had been a wise mathematician and astronomer, was punished the Gods. He was forced to beat the weight of the heavens.

It has been said that when Atlantis was destroyed and the pieces ripped apart, Atlas felt great agony and despair over his people. The Gods were disappointed him, and what was worse was he lost the respect of his father, Poseidon. Atlas felt as if Atlantis had been ripped from his own chest. He grieved he bore the weight of his lost city.

The End