He was told the story of Atlantis by a politician named Critias.
No, there is no record of the Greek philosopher Aristotle writing about Atlantis. The story of Atlantis is primarily attributed to the philosopher Plato, who described it in his dialogues "Timaeus" and "Critias." Aristotle was a student of Plato but did not mention Atlantis in his works.
Plato only wrote about Atlantis in two of his dialogues, "Timaeus" and "Critias." In these works, Plato describes Atlantis as a powerful island civilization that eventually sank into the sea.
Plato himself never was in Atlantis. Most scholars say today that Plato invented Atlantis. But a minority grants the possibility of a distorted historical tradition in the Atlantis story. Where did Plato get this story from, if it is not fully invented? Basically, from Egypt, as he says. Either via Solon the Sage, as Plato says, or Plato was personally in Egypt and got it there directly, only claiming Solon to be the source in order to gain more authority - well, this is, what scholars discuss. No one knows for sure. So, Plato never "discovered" Atlantis.
Yes, Plato wrote about Atlantis in his dialogues "Timaeus" and "Critias". In these dialogues, he describes Atlantis as an advanced civilization that ultimately sank into the sea in a single day and night. Many scholars debate whether Plato's account of Atlantis was fictional or based on a real place.
Plato described Atlantis as a powerful and advanced civilization that existed around 9,000 years before his time. He mentioned it in his dialogues "Timaeus" and "Critias," where he described Atlantis as a wealthy island nation that ultimately sank into the ocean in a catastrophic event. Some scholars believe that Plato used Atlantis as a metaphor for the rise and fall of civilizations.
Plato wrote the Atlantis around 360 BC
Plato was the first known writer of Atlantis.
Plato never set foot on Atlantis. Most scholars believe that Plato recalled the story from records of the past. Plato even claims in the Critias that the records of the incident were translated and given to Solon, the famous Athenian law-maker, from Egyptian hieroglyphs to Greek. The majority of the information we have on the "original" concept of Atlantis comes from Plato's Timaeus, where it is said "...in a single day and night of misfortune, the island of Atlantis disappeared into the depths of the sea."
Plato referred to the "kings" of Atlantis.
No, there is no record of the Greek philosopher Aristotle writing about Atlantis. The story of Atlantis is primarily attributed to the philosopher Plato, who described it in his dialogues "Timaeus" and "Critias." Aristotle was a student of Plato but did not mention Atlantis in his works.
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Plato only wrote about Atlantis in two of his dialogues, "Timaeus" and "Critias." In these works, Plato describes Atlantis as a powerful island civilization that eventually sank into the sea.
Plato himself never was in Atlantis. Most scholars say today that Plato invented Atlantis. But a minority grants the possibility of a distorted historical tradition in the Atlantis story. Where did Plato get this story from, if it is not fully invented? Basically, from Egypt, as he says. Either via Solon the Sage, as Plato says, or Plato was personally in Egypt and got it there directly, only claiming Solon to be the source in order to gain more authority - well, this is, what scholars discuss. No one knows for sure. So, Plato never "discovered" Atlantis.
Atlantis is a mythological island that was written about by Plato. There is no evidence that Atlantis ever existed.
Atlantis was mentioned by Plato 2500 years ago.
Atlantis was mentioned by Plato 2500 years ago.
Latin for Greek "Ἀτλαντὶς" is "Atlantis". In antiquity, Plato's dialogues on Atlantis have been translated into Latin by Calcidius.