Evidence · Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis

Diodorus's Atlantians were a civilised people of western Libya by the ocean, near a marsh lost in an earthquake

Diodorus describes the Atlantians as the most civilised people of the western parts of Libya, with great cities, living near the ocean and Mount Atlas, among whom the gods were said to be born; the nearby marsh Tritonis, with its island Hespera, disappeared in an earthquake.

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Yes: Diodorus's Atlantians of western Libya, by the ocean and Lake Tritonis, are a North African Atlantis

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Diodorus's Atlantians were a civilised people of western Libya by the ocean, near a marsh lost in an earthquake [Evidence EVD0DCPB8VD62Z9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCPB8VD62Z9

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0dcpb8vd62z9,
  title     = {Diodorus's Atlantians were a civilised people of western Libya by the ocean, near a marsh lost in an earthquake},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DCPB8VD62Z9},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCPB8VD62Z9}
}