Is the Lost City of Atlantis Actually Buried in the Sahara Desert?

"Is the Lost City of Atlantis Really Buried in the Sahara Desert?"

Myths surrounding people, places, or events make us wonder about their truth. It is difficult not to question whether what is taught to us is the truth, even if it is illogical and disbelieved by some communities. There are so many shows and movies that stem from such questions and thoughts. This also applies to those who believe that the lost city of Atlantis exists in the Sahara Desert.

The Lost City, Atlantis

Many explorers have claimed to have found the Lost City of Atlantis, although they were mistaken. Despite many researchers agreeing that the city is merely a work of fiction, others still believe that it is still out there, waiting to be discovered.

The works of the writer and philosopher Plato, Timaeus and Critias, talk about the Lost City of Atlantis in the Atlantic Ocean. If it is just fiction, where did Plato get the inspiration for the city? Plato once said that he took some of his inspiration from older works. Some researchers believe that the idea of Atlantis originated from Egyptian records of the eruption of Thera, the Sea Peoples invasion, or the Trojan War.

In Plato's works, he describes Atlantis as a future naval empire that once ruled the entire Western civilization.

Is the Lost City of Atlantis Actually Buried in the Sahara Desert?

Plato describes Atlantis as an island in the Atlantic Ocean larger than Libya and Asia Minor combined.

Led by Famous God

Atlantis is led by the famous god Poseidon and his son Atlas. With increasing power, greed and severe decline in moral and ethics emerged in the great island. This has become a shame for the other gods.

The following is the translation of the text from 'Bahasa' to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "The Atlantis army conquered the territories of Africa to Egypt and Europe to Tyrrhenia, which is now Italy. When Atlantis attempted to overthrow the Ancient Athena army, they were attacked, forced to the bottom of the sea, and banished forever. This attack caused earthquakes and severe floods, forcing them to sink to the bottom of the sea. Atlantis once served as an important place for the Greek gods."

When they found out that Atlantis planned to attack their city, the gods said enough is enough and intervened.

What is the Connection between the Sahara Desert and the Myth of Atlantis?

In 2018, a conspiracy vlogger named Jimmy Corsetti, on his YouTube channel called Bright Insight, made a statement on the Joe Rogan podcast. He proposed that the Lost City of Atlantis did not sink in the Atlantic Ocean, but could be found in Mauritania in the West African Sea.

"He compares the Richat Structure in the south of Sahara with the city of Atlantis described by Plato."

Corsetti continues the explanation of the similarities between the concentric circle structure of Richat and Plato's explanation of Atlantis.

"Proof of the Richat Structure"

The Richat Structure has a circular shape because it is a eroded and hardened volcano. Because the city of Atlantis originated from a fictional work written by Plato and Atlantis is said to be an island in the Atlantic Ocean, this contradicts what conspiracy theorists try to prove without any evidence.

Corsetti also explained in detail how the Sahara Eye (Richat Structure) reflects the precise details of Plato's description. He highlights vast plains, mountains, rivers, and salt deposits. All of this shows that the structure is none other than the Lost City of Atlantis.

There are various records about tribes or communities that truly lived in the Sahara Desert more than 10,000 years ago.

The following is the translation of the text from "Bahasa" to "English" while preserving any HTML tags: "Tools and small structures have been found, but there is no evidence to support the idea that they were made by the advanced island of Atlantis. Cosetti suggests that the range of the Atlas Mountains is suspiciously named because it should be a series of mountains in the north of the Lost City of Atlantis, as described by Plato."

"Science Contradicts Pseudoscience"

The difference between what is said by Cosetti and other pseudoscientists compared to what is written by Plato is simple. Plato wrote a fictional story that was known to everyone as fiction at that time, and it was not considered as reality. Many books and films are also like that.

One of the reasons Cosetti and people like him have a large following is because of his YouTube videos.

"He may be able to earn money and recognition by achieving a certain number of customers or viewers."

"However, the news reached the ears of those who watch Joe Rogan's show. The show is often filled with conspiracy theories. This does not mean that the theories are true."

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The truth is out there.

"Do you choose to believe that the Eye of the Sahara (Richat Structure) is the Lost City of Atlantis or not, it presents an interesting story. The comparison between the structure and Plato's descriptions in his stories exist."

If you are unaware that the alleged existence of Atlantis emerged 9,000 years before Plato's time or that his colleagues consider his story to be a work of imagination revealing a great fictional tale, it can be believed. Whatever the case may be, the truth is out there with the actual archaeologists.

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