Was the story of Atlantis just an allegory invented by Plato, or is there evidence that the story had a pre-Platonic origin?

British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

Ever since Plato first wrote about the mysterious island of Atlantis, it has captured the imagination of adventurers and academics alike. Was Atlantis merely a myth, or could it have actually existed ...

For centuries, Atlantis was dismissed as myth. But new scientific findings are forcing a second look. Evidence from the Atlantic Ocean suggests that land once existed where Plato said it did — and may ...

The legend of Atlantis never really disappears. It gets revisited, adjusted, and debated when new findings raise fresh questions. Lately, professionals have focused their attention on locations in ...