The lost island of Atlantis is not under the ocean :: Santorini and Atlantis

THE ELITES (CABAL) are still hiding the truth... playing with us with bad history... they NEVER STOP

(Cretans and Minoans and many others were in what they now call Atlantis - the truth is hidden from us)

The lost island of Atlantis may have been found 2km under the ocean

Some people believe that in the Atlantic Ocean, lying west of the Strait of Gibraltar, lies the legendary island of Atlantis. The island itself is thought to have been created by the philosopher Plato. His tale of a fabled civilization that the Gods plunged into the ocean as a punishment for its citizens' pride and arrogance has survived thousands of years. And now researchers think they may have found Plato’s inspiration for such a legend. In an area north of the Canary Islands, Spain, scientists have uncovered a vast submerged mountain that likely sank off the coast of the islands millions of years ago (Picture: Getty)

👀👉St. Paul’s Journey to Atlantis: In Search of Aphrodite, Born from a Comet

Nobody seems to have noticed the significance of the locations in St Paul’s missionary journey other than to note that there were Jewish communities in those locations. Paul was evidently on a millennial mission in his promotion of Christianity.

In fact he seems to have deliberately chosen to focus his efforts upon locations which had been at the centre of previous catastrophic episodes. Indeed his own city Tarsus was just some 96.5 km (60 miles) from Corycus where the famed Cilician cave, the bed of the giant Typhon or Typhoeus, was located.

Pomponius Mela wrote as follows:

§ 1.76 Farther on is another cave, which they call the Cave of Typhon, with a narrow mouth and a very tight squeeze, as those who have experienced it have reported. That is why the cave is permeated by an unending night and never easy to investigate. Because this cave was once the bedchamber of Typhon, however, and because now it instantly deprives of life anything and everything that goes down into it, it is worth recording for its nature and its legend.

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New Theory Supports Connection between Santorini and Ancient Atlantis

2/14/2025 greekreporter.com /2025/02/14/new-theory-connect-santorini-atlantis/

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 By Caleb Howells

February 14, 2025

View of the Santorini caldera from Fira. Credit: Caleb Howells

The idea that Santorini was the real Atlantis has been around for many decades. However, it has come under criticism for supposedly not matching the geography of Atlantis as described by Plato.  Interestingly, recent research indicates that the connection between Santorini and Atlantis may be stronger than previously realised.

The geography of Atlantis

The description of Atlantis comes from two dialogues written by Greek philosopher Plato in the fourth century BCE. These dialogues, the Timaeus and the Critias, describe where Atlantis was. According to the Timaeus:

“The island was greater than Libya and Asia put together, and was the way to other islands, and from these you might pass to the whole of the opposite continent which surrounded the true sea; for this sea which is within the Straits of Heracles is only a harbour, having a narrow entrance, but that other is a real sea, and the surrounding land may be most truly called a boundless continent.”

According to this description, there was a ‘boundless continent’ across the sea from Atlantis and some other islands. This boundless continent surrounded ‘the true sea.’ This is contrasted with the sea within the Straits of Heracles, which is described as a harbour by comparison.

The former view of Santorini and Atlantis

Many scholars and independent researchers have attempted to connect Atlantis to Santorini, which had a strong Minoan presence in the Bronze Age. It was not far from Crete, the centre of the Minoan civilisation. While the civilisation itself matches Atlantis in numerous ways, what about the geography?

In the past, it was common to connect Atlantis to Santorini in the following way: The Straits of Heracles, or Pillars of Hercules, are the headlands either side of the Gulf of Laconia.

The Gulf of Laconia itself is the harbour-like sea, while the Mediterranean Sea is the ‘true sea.’ Finally, the boundless continent is all of Eurasia and Africa, surrounding the Mediterranean.

An artistic impression of what Atlantis could have looked like. Credit: Віщун, / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

Problems with this viewpoint

Despite how frequently this viewpoint has been used by proponents of the theory that Santorini was the real Atlantis, there are serious problems with it.

For one thing, other lines in Plato’s description of the geography of Atlantis make it clear that the sea inside the Pillars of Hercules is the Mediterranean Sea. Therefore it is clear that Plato cannot be referring to the Mediterranean when he refers to the ‘true sea,’ since he contrasts the true sea with the sea inside the Pillars of Hercules.

Thus, the Mediterranean Sea is the sea that Plato describes as like a harbour. Meanwhile, the ‘true sea’ must be something else entirely. The ‘boundless continent,’ consequently, cannot be a reference to the land surrounding the Mediterranean.

A new theory

In more recent years, a new interpretation has emerged that helps to clarify how Santorini could have been the real Atlantis.  Elias Stergakos, in his book Atlantis: An Aegean Island, pointed out that the Greeks viewed the Black Sea with considerable apprehension.  Initially, they called it the, Póntos Áxeinos, or the Inhospitable Sea.

The reason for this is that the Black Sea was far more dangerous than the Mediterranean Sea.  Unlike the latter, which is full of islands that can be used as stepping stones, the Black Sea is essentially just one big body of water.  It is vast and intimidating.  Storms can start with little warning, and even the coasts are not as safe as the coasts of the Mediterranean.

Eventually, the Greeks began simply calling this sea the Pontos, that is, the Sea.  In other words, it came to be viewed as the definitive sea of the world that they knew.

Based on these facts, Elias Stergakos argues that the Black Sea is the ‘true sea’ mentioned by Plato.  The Mediterranean Sea, therefore, was not likened to a harbour because of its size.  Rather, Plato likened it to a harbour because it was a comparatively safe place for ships, which is what a harbour is.

How Santorini matches the geography of Atlantis

With this new suggestion about the identity of the ‘true sea’ of Plato’s account, Santorini makes a lot more sense as the real Atlantis.  Remember that Plato said that Atlantis was the way to other islands, from which islands you would arrive at the opposite continent.  This opposite continent, in turn, surrounded the true sea.

From Santorini in the Aegean, one can travel past the other Aegean islands and arrive at Anatolia. This would be, in part, the ‘opposite continent’ of Plato’s description. Together with other parts of the mainland, this entirely surrounds the Black Sea, the ‘true sea’ of Plato’s account.

Of course, this is only part of a much larger issue. Plato’s account involves a lot more than just these geographical markers. Nevertheless, this new theory does shed some very valuable light on how Santorini might have been the real Atlantis.

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