Conspiracy Encyclopedia

Did the lost continent of Atlantis really exist, or is the account of the island paradise destroyed just a moral tale?

The story of Atlantis was first told by the Greek philosopher Plato as a parable to show how heaven punishes those who worship false Gods.

But at the same time he hints that the story is true — the memory of a terrible cataclysm passed down by word of mouth for hundreds of years.

Myth or reality, the legend of Atlantis has inspired a search that echoes down the centuries.

• A vision of the destruction of Kalliste (modern Santorini)
• Plato’s Atlantis
• The origin of Plato’s story
• Plato’s Intentions
• The birth of Atlantology