The Story of Atlantis - Was it first thought up
1) by Plato in 360 BC
2) by Solon in 640 BC
3) by an Egyptian priest at some unknown time prior to 640 BC
4) other ?
What is the group's general opinion of the 'date' of the first telling of the Atlantis story ?
I ask this because there are at least two proposed dates (360 or 640 BC).
I want to confirm the date that the "source" of the Atlantis story made someone (Egyptian priest, Solon, or Plato) tell of his encounter with this
physical source. He saw "something" which provided the stimulation for the Atlantis story to be written.
Let me put this into perspective.
The biblical Daniel stories. He had an encounter with the angel Gabriel in circa 600BC in Babylon. He wrote of his encounter, providing detailed
descriptions and accounts. What the angel Gabriel showed and told him was the SOURCE and the stimulation for him to write his stories. The same with
Mohammed in circa 600AD. He was shown the same SOURCE material.
Almost the same with John of Revelations except that he does not name the angel. He also was shown the same SOURCE material.
The Daniel and Ezekiel stories from the Bible contain similar "city" descriptions to those provided by the Plato dialogues.
I am trying to determine the exact 'date' that this SOURCE material was shown to 'whoever, where ever' in relation to the Greek Atlantis story.
You probably already know that the Atlantis story is very similar to other ancient "city" and "sea" stories from around the ancient Middle East.
(In the Greek tale 'Ulysses and the Bag of Winds', a floating island is mentioned, and in a Sumerian composition tales about the mysterious
Babylonian ancient city of Akkade are told.)
They all seem to tie in with the same SOURCE material.
I am researching this assertion.
The story of Atlantis exists, just as the ancient Babylonian, Hebrew, and Christian Stories exist in time, in the form of written texts that were
taken from Oral Stories. But the actual source of many of those stories, until recently, has not been actually known.
Was the story about Moses and the Exodus a real story that existed in the time of circa 1230 BC ?
Or was it a compilation of stories and themes already known in the ancient times*.
Were the Jesus stories based upon a real person's activities between 4BC and 30AD ?
Or were they a compilation of themes and accounts from a different time and source*.
Were the stories told by Mohammed in circa 600AD real accounts of events of that time ?
Or were they a compilation of earlier ideas and themes combined with known stories*.
* to fit in with new political, social, and religious ways of thinking.
Is the story of Atlantis (including the 'City beneath the Sea') based upon an actual ancient now physically submerged city ?
Or is it based upon the same SOURCE as these other stories ?
It has been found by an Australian researcher that all these stories originate from the same source.
BUT whether it was an Egyptian priest, Solon, or Plato who wrote the first account, something that provided all the descriptions was seen by that
The Australian researcher has found that "something" - the SOURCE from which the described imagery was derived.
I completed my own study in April 2005 and have written a report of my findings. You can find it at
At first Mr Pegg's claims seem over-the-top. But when the presented evidence is viewed and examined word-by-word, it is all there as he declares (and