Atlantis
Drowned ancient island
Atlantis is a legendary island civilization described by Plato, said to have sunk into the ocean in a single day.
The story has inspired centuries of speculation about its possible location and existence.
Atlantis now serves as shorthand for any lost or sunken civilization, or more broadly for vanished greatness: The city was the Atlantis of the jazz age.
Greek philosopher, academy founder
- SolonGreek statesman and reformer
- lostUnable to navigate
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- islandWater-bounded land mass
continent · advanced · civilization · Poseidon · concentric · rings · pillars · Hercules
Decayed structural remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- templesHoly places or head sides
- columnsUpright structural shafts
pottery · ancient · civilization · site · discovery · underwater · evidence · scholarly
Below water's surface
- drownedDied by submersion
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- oceanicOf the sea
- abyssalExtremely deep, unmeasurable
depths · engulfed · flooded · trident · Neptune · benthic · shipwreck · coral
Ideal, blissful place
- idealStandard of perfection
- advancedFar along in development
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- prosperityGood fortune, success
peaceful · idyllic · perfection · enlightened · technological · wisdom · abundance · equality
Something hard to fathom
- unexplainedNot yet clarified
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- crypticObscure in meaning
hidden · lost · secrets · speculation · theories · clues · search · quest
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- debunkedExposed as fraudulent
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
aliens · extraterrestrials · paranormal · pseudohistory · crystal · energy · channeling · speculative
Plato
Greek philosopher, academy founder
island · continent · advanced · civilization · Poseidon · concentric · rings · pillars · Hercules · cataclysm
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- templesHoly places or head sides
columns · pottery · ancient · civilization · site · discovery · underwater · evidence · scholarly · research
submerged
Below water's surface
abyssal · depths · engulfed · flooded · trident · Neptune · benthic · shipwreck · coral · ruins
paradise
Ideal, blissful place
prosperity · peaceful · idyllic · perfection · enlightened · technological · wisdom · abundance · equality · civilization
enigma
Something hard to fathom
- unexplainedNot yet clarified
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
cryptic · hidden · lost · secrets · speculation · theories · clues · search · quest · whereabouts
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- debunkedExposed as fraudulent
fringe · aliens · extraterrestrials · paranormal · pseudohistory · crystal · energy · channeling · speculative · sensational
- underwaterunderwater, submerged, immersed, sea bed, seabed
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- spacecraftspacecraft, starships, spaceship, Voyager 1, rocket ships
- Fantasy WorldsNarnia, Middle-earth, Discworld, Oz, Hogwarts
- Fictional IslandsAvalon, Neverland, Skull Island, Treasure Island, Lilliput
- Fictional PlacesGotham City, Hogwarts, Mordor, Narnia, Gondor
- Atlantic OceanSecond-largest marine body
- Atlantic RecordsAmerican music label founded 1947
- Atlantic hurricanesRotating storms over warm ocean
- Atlantic coastOcean-bordering eastern shore
- Atlantic CityNew Jersey coastal resort
- North AtlanticOcean basin, northwestern
Atlantic, transatlantic, Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic, Atlantean, South Atlantic, Atlanteans