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meaning, and common account of the lost island comprise valid evidence for
Atlanteans in Middle and South America, just where investigators would expect
to find important cultural clues.Atland
The Northern European memory of Atlantis, as preserved in the medieval
account of a Frisian manuscript, the Oera Linda Bok, or “The Book of How Things
Were in the Old Days.”
(SeeOera Linda Bok)Atlanersa
King of Nubia in the fifth centuryB.C. The name means “Prince or Royal
Descendant (ersa) of Atlan,” presumably the Atlantis coincidentally described by
Plato in Athens at the same time this monarch ruled Egypt’s southern neighbor.
Unfortunately, nothing else is known about Atlanersa beyond his provocative
name, nor have any Atlantean traditions been associated with the little that is
known about Nubian beliefs.Atlantean
As a pronoun, an inhabitant of the island of Atlas or its capital, Atlantis. As an
adjective, it defines anything belonging to the culture and society of the civilization
of Atlantis. In art and architecture, Atlantean describes an anthropomorphic
figure, usually a male statue, supporting a lintel often representing the sky. Until
the early 20th century, “Atlantean” was used to characterize the outstanding
monumentality of a particular structure, an echo of the splendid public building
projects associated with Atlantis.Atlantean War
The Egyptian priest quoted in Plato’s Dialogue, Timaeus, reported that the
Atlanteans, at the zenith of their imperial power, inaugurated far-reaching military
campaigns throughout the Mediterranean World. They invaded western Italy and
North Africa to threaten Egypt, but were turned back by the Greeks, who stood
alone after the defeat of their allies. Successful counteroffensives liberated all
occupied territories up to the Strait of Gibraltar, when a major seismic event
simultaneously destroyed the island of Atlantis and the pursuing Greek armies.
The reasons or causes for the war are not described.
The Egyptian priest implies that the Greeks perished in an earthquake on the
shores of North Africa (northern Morocco) fronting the enemy’s island capital. He
spoke of “the city which now is Athens” (author’s italics), meaning that the Greeks