Evidence · Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis

Plato presents the story as true history from Egypt, and some ancient readers took it so

In the Timaeus Socrates calls the story "no invented fable but genuine history"; Plutarch says Solon heard it from priests in Egypt and began a poem on it; Proclus reports that Crantor took it as plain history and that the Egyptian priests said it was written on pillars still preserved.

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What it bears on 1 answer

Atlantis was Plato's invention; the Richat only shares its ringed shape

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Plato presents the story as true history from Egypt, and some ancient readers took it so [Evidence EVD0DCPBPPWJTJB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCPBPPWJTJB

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  title     = {Plato presents the story as true history from Egypt, and some ancient readers took it so},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DCPBPPWJTJB},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCPBPPWJTJB}
}