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Atlántida (radio Station)
Atlántida may refer to: *Atlantida, a poetic name for the mythical continent of Atlantis *Atlantida (brachiopod), ''Atlantida'' (brachiopod), a genus of brachiopods *Atlantida (cave), a karst cave in Ukraine *Atlántida, Uruguay, a town in the department of Canelones, Uruguay *Atlántida Department, an administrative country division in Honduras *Atlántida Sport Club, a football club in Paraguay *Editorial Atlántida, an Argentine publishing house *Atlántida (magazine), ''Atlántida'' (magazine), a magazine published between 1918 and 1970 by same *Atlantidae, a family of gastropod molluscs *''L'Atlàntida'', an 1877 Catalan epic poem by Jacint Verdaguer *Atlántida (opera), ''Atlántida'' (opera), a 1962 orchestral cantata by Manuel de Falla, based on Verdaguer's poem *Atlantida (novel), ''Atlantida'' (novel), a 1919 novel by Pierre Benoit *Atlantida (review), ''Atlantida'' (review), a Portuguese magazine, 1915 to 1920 *Atlantida (TV series), ''Atlantida'' (TV series), Russian te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantis
Atlantis ( grc, Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, , island of Atlas (mythology), Atlas) is a fictional island mentioned in an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works ''Timaeus (dialogue), Timaeus'' and ''Critias (dialogue), Critias'', wherein it represents the antagonist naval power that besieges "Ancient Athens", the Counterfactual history, pseudo-historic embodiment of Plato's ideal state in ''The Republic (Plato), The Republic''. In the story, Athens repels the Atlantean attack unlike any other nation of the Ecumene, known world, supposedly bearing witness to the superiority of Plato's concept of a state. The story concludes with Atlantis falling out of favor with the deities and submerging into the Atlantic Ocean. Despite its minor importance in Plato's work, the Atlantis story has had a considerable impact on literature. The allegorical aspect of Atlantis was taken up in utopian works of several Renaissance writers, such as Francis Bacon's ''New Atlantis'' and Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
