QuestionsEye of the Sahara and AtlantisDoes any ancient source put Atlantis in North Africa or the Sahara?Answer
Answer · Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis
No: every ancient writer reviewed here who places Plato's Atlantis puts it in the Atlantic
No ancient source reviewed here puts Plato's Atlantis in North Africa: Plato and the later writers who repeat him put it in the Atlantic, and the Libyan names that sound alike, Herodotus's Atlantes and Diodorus's Atlantians, belong to peoples named after Mount Atlas, not to Plato's island.
Where it stands
Still possibleFour pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Ancient writers who mention Plato's Atlantis describe it as an island or land in the Atlantic sea.
- The Libyan Atlantes and Atlantians are not described as sunk or as Plato's island.
What would rule it out
- An ancient text that names Plato's Atlantis and places it on the African mainland or in the Sahara.
Evidence 4 for · none against
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The questions it answers
Open3 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). No: every ancient writer reviewed here who places Plato's Atlantis puts it in the Atlantic [Answer ANS0DCP9PXMGWYE]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DCP9PXMGWYE
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year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DCP9PXMGWYE},
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