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To the west of the Aegean Sea is the beautiful Mediterranean Sea.

Actually, they are all part of the Mediterranean, and they, the romantic ancient Greeks, because of a legend, called this place the Aegean Sea.

The legend comes from a kingdom called Miros, which, according to me, is far less eventful than the myths and legends depict, at most a primitive tribe that has just learned to build houses made of stones, and is in trouble with another primitive tribe.

There are many islands in the Mediterranean, and almost every island has its own legend, as well as the heroes of the kingdoms that once occupied it, or the barbarians.

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Based on my years of archaeology and research, the Mediterranean Sea should have been a huge basin a long time ago.

The origin of this basin is just the opposite of that of the Mediterranean, and it was originally an ocean, and due to the movement of geological plates, a considerable area was isolated in isolation.

Over the past 10 million years, the former inland sea has been gradually dried up, forming the earliest prototype of the basin.

The interior of the basin is diverse, but it is dominated by plains, hills and deserts, with dense rivers and lakes and surrounded by mountains. Unfortunately, as the evaporation becomes stronger and stronger, the salinity of the water system in the basin becomes higher and higher, and the soil sand and gravel also change its properties, and is no longer suitable for plants to survive.

It's a sad cycle where the animals that live here, including the early ape-man branch, are left with only two options, flee or become extinct.

As soon as you leave the basin, there is a new world, and the earth is in the midst of an unprecedented boom in biological species, and evolutionary variations are everywhere.

Unfortunately, the average elevation of the basin here is lower than sea level, with a drop of several kilometres at its lowest point. The highland mountains that surround the basin then become the only barrier to protect it.

One day, maybe it was an earthquake, maybe it was the crust that was squeezed up, or maybe it was some other reason, but anyway, the westernmost barrier was torn open, and the waters of the Atlantic Ocean poured in, and the whole process lasted for more than 500 years.

This basin of death is back to what it was tens of millions of years ago. I think this may be what they call the age of the Great Flood.

It's not like nothing has never happened, it's not a legend, it's been recorded in various ways, it's been revealed to future generations, and then word of mouth has become what it is today.

People may forget the fear and despair that were once imprinted in their genes!

If you think that there is only one civilization on this planet?

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Across the Strait of Gibraltar and out of the Mediterranean Sea to the west, you will find the vast Atlantic Ocean.

It was a new ocean, and the gap between the two continental plates that were drifting apart was what is now the Atlantic Ocean.

Legend has it that there was once a huge island called Daxizhou, located somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.

There is no more geographical evidence to show what bits and pieces have been left from the two continental plates that diverged, so how did the Great Western Continent come to be, and where is it today?

If you still don't figure out what's going on, then I suggest you read more of the myths and legends.

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What is on the continent that suddenly appeared, and what kind of story happened to it? No one knows.

However, I have seen this description in some ancient books:

The sky was sprinkled with ten thousand golden rays, and the surroundings became darker and darker. A figure flickered in the light, the sea was turbulent, time and space trembled, countless boulders fell from the sky, and columns of water swirled up. Lightning and thunder, violent storms, and this scene lasted for ninety-nine days and nights.

Until, when the first rays of sunlight once again pierced through the black clouds and spread to the sea, flocks of seabirds sang, smiling angels danced, and the last paradise of the gods, the land of the sea: Atlantis, was born!

Admittedly, the originator of this account is an exaggeration, but it also depicts the great continent and the once glorious civilization of this land in a certain way: where Atlantis came from.

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In the thirteenth century B.C., a man named Tias claimed that he had heard from an Egyptian sacrificial family that Atlantis did exist because it existed specifically to worship a stele and to guard it for generations.

The stele depicts the portrait of the first king of Atlantis: Queen Ahir, son of the god of the sea!

The ancestors of this sacrificial family had been to Atlantis, and by word of mouth, Tias seemed to see the true face of the lost kingdom:

The imperial capital, Attedonias, was a huge city with a structure of eighteen concentric circles composed of three inner rings, six middle rings, and nine outer ring complexes.

The three inner rings are 100 meters high, and the main buildings are temples, sacrificial palaces, kings' bedrooms, and the residences of priests and servants. Liudao Central is mainly a place of activity and residence for lower-level worshippers, imperial officials, scientific, cultural, and artistic elites. The Nine Outer Rings are the activities of ordinary residents, craftsmen, and travelers.

Each ring complex is separated by a waterway up to 100 meters wide and about 20 or 30 meters deep, which can accommodate all kinds of ships to berth and go back and forth. Between each ring, there are also stone arch bridges and lock-pull suspension bridges.

These are the lifeblood of the two-by-two ring complex, arranged in strict numbers of three, six, and nine, and are guarded by special personnel. Three bridges in the inner ring, six bridges in the middle ring, and nine bridges in the outer ring.

The most surprising thing is the iconic building of Ateadonias: the Lighthouse!

Located at the center of all the concentric circles, it is said to be more than 300 meters high and is an obelisk tower decorated with gold, silver, bronze, and various precious stones.

At the top of the tower, there is a huge crystal that emits a soft light for eternity. Under the light of that crystal, there was no night in Artedonias, and the entire empire and even the entire Western Continent could see the misty halo that covered the capital.

Ships sailing far away, no matter how bad the weather, could see that light from hundreds of miles away, and they could always return to Atlantis if they were guided.

A veritable beacon!

The subjects of the empire lived a well-fed and carefree life. They make a living from agriculture, animal husbandry, and fishery, and mining, metallurgy, processing and manufacturing are also very developed, and people's pursuit of art and craftsmanship seems to be endless. In their free time, people brew drinks, make fine food, compose poems, and dance to their heart's content.

However, the most important event was the sacrifice to the gods in the minds of the people of the time.

This is almost all that Atlanteans live. The Empire devoted the vast majority of its manpower and material resources to this grand ceremony without hesitation.

It is said to be dedicated to the god of the sea, as well as their founding hero, Queen Ahir.

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Speaking of this Queen Ahir, first of all, she was a woman, which shows that Atlantis was in a matriarchal clan society at that time, and women played an important role in the empire.

Secondly, this queen was definitely elevated to the perspective and status of a god. So much so that this worship and influence still exists today!

Next, there doesn't seem to be much more detailed description of the queen, especially in terms of physical appearance. Even the stone tablet portrait guarded by the sacrificial family cannot be described, only a general outline.

A distinctly female figure, with her head down, her long hair falling down to her legs, her arms crossed over her chest, her hands stretched out and folded, palms facing inward, her body suspended upright on the surface of the sea, with only the tips of her feet slightly touching the surface. The stone statue is set against the backdrop of three pyramidal buildings.

The exact message that Tias had heard from the priests was this: no one in the empire had ever seen the face of Queen Ahir since the existence of the empire. When people worship and look up to her, her face is always like a shadow, and only a pair of eyes are as bright as a lighthouse.

Therefore, all the descriptions and portraits of this queen do not have a description of her specific appearance. But such a torturous emotion almost drove the worshippers of the queen mad, and thus gave birth to another alternative cult: the eye!

This is probably the deepest memory that Queen Ahir has left behind.

As a result, all the artifacts related to Atlantis have more or less symbols representing eyes, as well as a portrait of a woman standing on the sea under the three pyramids!

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Everyone knows the rest of the story, about 12,000 to 17,000 years ago, sometime ago, for some reason, between the two continental plates that were originally good Atlantic seabed, basically stable, there was a super geological upheaval that was enough to sink the entire Western continent to the bottom of the sea.

The Lost Country, the age of Atlantis, is over!

It all happened so suddenly, so suddenly that after it disappeared, it left a blank period of at least 9,000 years for humanity. Not a single word remained, all traces were swallowed up by the wind, sand and waves, time and history.

Some are just fantastic legends and scattered "legacies" left around the world, waiting for future generations to read, speculate, pursue, and discover......