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The similarities between
Plato's ATLANTIS
and
the Urantia Book's
GARDEN OF EDEN
compiled by Robert Sarmast (2003)
[A] long narrow peninsula—almost an
island—projecting westward from the eastern shores of the
Mediterranean Sea....The coast line of this land mass was
considerably elevated, and the neck connecting with the
mainland was only twenty-seven miles wide at the narrowest
point. [UB 823]
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Plato's Critias
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The Urantia Book
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Poseidon
descended from the heavens to his island/peninsula home [the
original Greek word is nesos, which can mean either island or
peninsula], Atlantis. Plato’s story of Atlantis was imported from
Egypt, and the legend centers on events taking place primarily in
the eastern Mediterranean. |
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Adam and Eve
materialized on Eden peninsula “[Eden was] a long narrow
peninsula—almost an island—projecting westward from the eastern
shores of the Mediterranean Sea … This area was virtually an island
in an inland sea.” |
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“To begin with
the region as a whole [whole island of Atlantis] was said to be high
above the level of the sea, from which it rose precipitously.” |
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“The coast line
of this land mass [whole island of Eden] was considerably elevated.” |
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Atlantis
island/peninsula had a “greatest length.” |
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The Eden
peninsula was “long and narrow.” |
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[Atlantis proper
or the “plain”] “received the streams which came down from the
mountains.” |
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“The great river
that watered the Garden [Eden proper] came down from the higher
lands of the peninsula.” |
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Atlantis proper
was in a valley, surrounded by mountains which “came right down to
the sea.” This would deprive it of rain which is why the Atlanteans
had to collect water from mountain streams. |
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“While it rained
copiously on the surrounding highlands, it seldom rained in Eden
proper.” Eden proper was sheltered from the sea by “coastal hills.” |
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Midway along the
greatest length of Atlantis and “near the sea, was a plain, said to
be the most beautiful and fertile of all plains.” |
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“The site chosen
for the Garden was probably the most beautiful spot of its kind in
all the world, and the climate was then ideal. Nowhere else was
there a location which could have lent itself so perfectly to
becoming such a paradise of botanic expression.” |
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“The mountains
which surrounded it [Atlantis] were celebrated as being more
numerous, higher and more beautiful than any which exist today.” |
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“[The]
stabilized weather [of Eden] was due to the encircling mountains.” |
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Atlantis' capital city, based on Plato's
description. Illustration from Albert Herrmann's Unsere Ahnen und
Atlanten, 1934
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Atlantis had
precious gems, gold, silver, copper and tin. |
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“The mountains
surrounding the Garden abounded in precious stones and metals ...”
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“In the center
was a shrine sacred to Poseidon and Cleito [temple of Zeus],
surrounded by a golden wall through which entry was forbidden.” |
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“At the center
of the Edenic peninsula [central sector] was the exquisite stone
temple of the Universal Father, the sacred shrine of the Garden.” |
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“As to the
population, each of the lots in the plain had to find a leader for
the men who were fit for military service, and the size of a lot was
a square of ten stadia each way, and the total number of all the
lots was sixty thousand. And of the inhabitants of the mountains and
of the rest of the country there was also a vast multitude, which
was distributed among the lots and had leaders assigned to them
according to their districts and villages.” |
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“To the north
the administrative headquarters was established; to the south were
built the homes for the workers and their families; to the west was
provided the allotment of ground for the proposed schools of the
educational system of the expected Son, while in the ‘east of Eden’
were built the domiciles intended for the promised Son and his
immediate offspring. The architectural plans for Eden provided homes
and abundant land for one million human beings.” |
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“They [the
Atlanteans] had two harvests a year … which the channels, fed by the
rivers, provided irrigation.” The irrigation reportedly covered
thousands of miles. |
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“[Eden] had
thousands of miles of irrigation ditches.” |
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“[Atlantis] bore freely all the fragrant things there now are in the
earth, roots, herbs, bushes and gums exuded by flowers or fruit.
There were cultivated crops, cereals ... all these that sacred
island ... brought forth fair and wondrous and in infinite
abundance.” |
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“By the time of
Adam’s arrival most of the plants of that section of the world were
growing in Eden. Already had many of the fruits, cereals, and nuts
been greatly improved. Many modern vegetables and cereals were first
cultivated here…The trees and plants [on Eden] were almost beyond
number…” |
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“[Poseidon] equipped the central island with godlike lavishness … he
caused the earth to grow abundant produce of every kind.” |
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“[D]uring the
early days of his [Adam’s] sojourn in Eden the whole Garden took on
new form and assumed new proportions of beauty and grandeur.” |
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“Some of their
buildings were simple, but in others they put together different
stones, varying the color to please the eye, and to be a natural
source of delight.” |
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“And though the
structures of the Garden were simple, they were most artistic.” |
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“They [the
Atlanteans] bore the burden of their wealth and possessions lightly,
and did not let their high standard of living intoxicate them or
make them lose their self-control, but saw soberly and clearly that
all these things flourish only in a soil of common goodwill and
individual character, and if pursued too eagerly and overvalued
destroy themselves and morality with them.” |
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“The mountains
surrounding the Garden abounded in precious stones and metals,
though these received very little attention. The dominant idea was
to be the glorification of horticulture and the exaltation of
agriculture.” |
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“At a later time
there were earthquakes and floods of extraordinary violence, and in
a single dreadful day and night all your fighting men [in the
eastern Mediterranean area] were swallowed up by the earth, and the
island of Atlantis was similarly swallowed up by the sea and
vanished….” |
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“[I]n connection
with the violent activity of the surrounding volcanoes and the
submergence of the Sicilian land bridge to Africa, the eastern floor
of the Mediterranean Sea sank, carrying down beneath the waters the
whole of the Edenic peninsula.” |
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General theme
of the legend of Atlantis:
The Atlanteans were a superior race descended from Poseidon’s
lineage, who lived on an island/peninsula in peace and harmony. They
were wise and powerful but lived in modest homes and generously gave
the gifts of civilization to neighboring tribes. They were religious
and ruled with wisdom over a vast area, gradually increasing their
numbers while keeping their blood pure. Eventually they mated with
the natives and lost their special genetic character, becoming more
and more like human beings and finally disappearing as a distinct
race. Their island was later destroyed by earthquakes, the sinking
of the eastern Mediterranean basin, and a flood. |
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General theme
of the Urantia Book’s Eden: The Adamites were a superior race
descended from Adam’s lineage, who lived on an island/peninsula in
peace and harmony. They were wise and powerful but lived in modest
homes and generously gave the gifts of civilization to neighboring
tribes. They were religious and ruled with wisdom over a vast area,
gradually increasing their numbers while keeping their blood pure.
Eventually they mated with the natives and lost their special
genetic character, becoming more and more like human beings and
finally disappearing as a distinct race. Their island was later
destroyed by earthquakes, the sinking of the eastern Mediterranean
basin, and a flood. |
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The story of
Atlantis originates from the records of the high priests of Egypt,
who claimed that they had religiously guarded the legend for about
ten thousand years. |
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The story of the
first Eden was passed down by the Andites and 10% of their race
settled in Egypt about ten thousand years ago. They became the
priests and rulers of the land. |
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For more details, please visit
DiscoveryOfAtlantis.com
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