LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN 

According to Plato, the utopian island kingdom of Atlantis existed around 9,000 years before his time. The island is said to mysteriously vanish, making this legendary city as intriguing as it is elusive.

Here Are 5 Secrets of the Lost City of Atlantis:

According to Plato, the city sank somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, but no trace was found on the ocean floor. Some theories place Atlantis in the Mediterranean, and some believe it to be buried beneath Antarctica. 

Plato claimed Atlantis would have been larger than present-day Libya and Asia combined. American Christian mystic Edgar Cayce even speculated that Atlantis was as large as Eurasia.

According to legend, the city was created by Poseidon, the God of the sea, storms, and earthquakes, when he fell in love with a mortal woman named Cleito. He built a magnificent city atop a hill to protect her and named it Atlantis. 

According to some stories, the inhabitants of the lost city of Atlantis were believed to be of extraterrestrial origin. They were significantly taller and fairer than the average human today and had an impressive lifespan of 800 years. 

Many view the Lost City of Atlantis as a mere conspiracy theory, while studies of renowned ocean explorer Robert Ballard find credibility in the tale. James Romm from Bard College in Annandale believed that Plato invented the story to illustrate his philosophical ideas of an ideal civilization.