Posted on 08/25/2013 2:52:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The old ones are okay to steal, IMHO. ;’)
I hold the idea open, wondering if it is, then thinking no, then thinking yes...
Would love to KNOW:)
Plato doesn’t discuss Thera at all in his two dialogues mentioning Atlantis, and most definitely puts it in the Atlantic (hence the name). Although the origin of the tale is given as Egypt, there’s literally nothing about Atlantis in the literary relics of Egypt that have survived.
There used to be an “R. Shand” online (1990s) who claimed that another Greek traveler (name eludes me now) saw a column in Egypt with the Atlantis story written upon it, the trouble is, no such column exists today, the location isn’t given, and the likelihood is he was fed a line by some tour guide, some things never change.
Plato doesn’t discuss Thera that I know of; Herodotus writes quite a bit about it, and neither of them mention any volcanic eruption. This is due to the fact that there was no “supereruption” at all, and both writers were long dead by the time the early 2nd c BC eruption took place (the one cited above, it’s dated to 199 or 197 BC).
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Thanks!
From the pictures, they’ve done a lot to make the place look enchanting. Seems like the perfect place to be an archaeologist, if ya ask me.
The closest thing we offer around here is the interesting photos posted in the topics, most of the keywords will turn ‘em up. :’)
I thought it turned over from too many people like Guam might per Congressman Hank Johnson of Georgia..... ;-)
And producing more useless info
;’)
I don't know if I buy this attempt to blame the eruption on the bean weevils...sounds like an effort to shift the blame from the real culprits, George W. Bush's ancestors.
The Bible makes it clear that these were supernatural events. To wit: the angel of death killed only the fist born of those who did not smear the blood of the slaughtered lamb on the door posts and lintel on their house. Volcanic upheavals are not so selective.
These events foretold the death of the real Passover lamb, Jeaus Christ, who was slain at even on the day of preparation which is when the lamb is to be slaughtered for the Passover, the high sabbath which started at sundown on the day of the crucifixion.
The post cards with the blue roofs and the crater in the background,, looks just like it. ;-]
Ephesus was a nice surprise as well.. still would like to visit the valleys of king and queens , thebes luxor,, next life,. ;-}
Wear a flak jacket if you go.
according to Woods Hole Scientists =
and quite plausible -
But then, doesn’t God use his own tools to ‘work his mysterious ways?’
Now all I can think of when I hear that song, is Billy Batts getting his in "Goodfellas."
Interesting. This caused me to spend about 2 hours reading about Atlantis, Herodotus, Pillars of Hercules, Santorini, looking at Google Maps for Greece, caldera’s,...the number of volcanic eruptions in the Santorini area, all with the entire idea I was going to ‘get’ it.
But then all of a sudden I realized...I was thinking I was going to ‘get’ where Atlantis was, from reading all this.
Just like I also once thought I was going to ‘get’ who Jack the Ripper was, from reading all these books...
Or I was going to ‘get’ what was going on at Borley Rectory by reading all this stuff about it.
Lol.
But what you said was very interesting and enlightening to me, and is fascinating:)
Darn. So, where WAS Atlantis? I guess to start, somewhere in the Atlantic...?;)
Sundaland? I thought that was across the Tyne from Newcastle.
(ahem) Biblical Plagues and Parting of Red Sea caused by Volcano
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