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Yamquisapa
A fabulously rich and powerful island kingdom in the Atlantic Ocean sunk to
the bottom of the sea after having been set on fire with “Thonapa’s celestial flame”
for the idolatry of its sinful inhabitants. The resemblance of this Inca account to
Plato’s story of Atlantis could not be more clear.
(See Thonapa)Yima
In the Zoroastrian religion, the man who was told of a coming world-flood by
the god of light. Thus “enlightened” with Ahura Mazda’s instructions, Yima went
up into the mountains of Persia, where he sought refuge at the Var. Into this huge
“enclosure” he sheltered his family and “all classes of living things.” As the Earth
and most of humanity were inundated, the cave protected Yima and his charges.
The eminent Atlantologist Edgerton Sykes observed, “The disaster legend is
of interest, as it shows that the cave motif is not confined to the Americas alone.”
Indeed, some Guanche versions of the Great Flood have the native Canary
Islanders seeking refuge in large caves.