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the European Continent from the Western Ocean. Alatuir was a sacred omphalos,
a large, egg-shaped stone symbol of the primeval mystery cult in Atlantis.
(See Navel of the World)Albion
The ancient name for Britain, “The White Island,” derived from the twin brother
of Atlas. Albion was said to have introduced the arts of shipbuilding and astrology,
the leading material features of Atlantis. “The White Island” concept associated
with Atlantis is also found in Aztec Mexico, North Africa, and India. The spiritual
arts Albion brought to Britain were believed to have formed the basis for Druidism.
(See Atala, Aztlan, Blake)Algonquian Flood Myth
Native tribes of the American Northeast preserved a tribal memory of their
ancestral origins on a large island in the Atlantic Ocean. After many generations,
signs and portents warned the inhabitants of impending disaster. Some magnitude
of the evacuation that took place is suggested in the 138 boats said to have been
prepared for the emergency. According to Algonquian elder Sam D. Gill, it began
when “the Earth rocked to and fro, as a ship at sea.” The quakes became so powerful
the island “was cut loose from its fastenings, and fires of the Earth came forth in
flames and clouds and loud roarings.” As the flotilla of refugees made good their
escape, “the land sank down beneath the waters to rise no more.” The survivors
eventually landed along the eastern seaboard of North America, and married among
the indigenous peoples to become the forefathers of the Algonquian tribes. There is
no more succinct and credible version of the Atlantis catastrophe and its aftermath.Alkynous
The king of Phaeacia (Atlantis) in Homer’s Odyssey. The monarch’s name is a
derivative of the leading Pleiade most directly associated with Atlantis, Alkyone.Alkyone
An “Atlantis,” a daughter of Atlas and the sea-goddess Pleione; leader of her
divine sisters, the Pleiades. Alkyone may be a mythic rendering of Kleito, the woman
in Plato’s account of Atlantis, who likewise bore culture-bearers to the sea-god
Poseidon. Her title was “The Queen who wards off Storms.” To the Druids at
Boscawen-Uen, Mea-Penzance, Scotland’s Callanish, and other megalithic sites
throughout Britain, the Pleiades represented fearful powers of destruction through
the agency of water.
The same dreadful association was made by the Egyptians. The so-called
“Scored Lines” of the Great Pyramid at Giza were in alignment with the star