Myths and legends of Fuerteventura

Is Fuerteventura the Lost City of Atlantis

Fuerteventura could be part of the Lost City of Atlantis, according to some theories.

Some Atlantologists believe the Canary Islands are the mountain tops of the Lost City which, according to legend, sank beneath the sea.

The recent Tsunami showed the devastation an earthquake can cause at the time Atlantis was supposed to have been destroyed
earthquakes were abundant in the area.

Was Atlantis a myth?

Was Atlantis just a myth? In two of Plato's great works, the Timaeus and the Critias, he describes an Athenian civilization in diaglogue between Critias, Socrates, Timaeus and Hermocrates. (Predating Plato by 9,000 years, or 9,600 BC)

According to Critias, Atlantis was a great Athenian city which met with destruction. By his (Solon) grandfather's education, Critias retold the story of an Athenian civilisation.

Critias claimed that Solon (not only his grandfather, but a Greek traveler and historian from Egypt), stayed with great Egyptian priests. The recordings from Solon were then given to Plato by Critias.

According to Plato, Atlantis was a massive military state that at the end of its realm, met with great, natural calamity during the planning stages on an assault on Egypt.

The Athenian nation was well educated with a good irrigation system and they were able to create herbal remedies from plants.

Due to their superior intelligence, reservoirs and buildings like the Metropolis were constructed and bridges were built. Laws were written and their objects were often coated with bronze, copper or gold.

Based on a monarchy, Atlantis ruled all surrounding land with their emperiorical laws.

Apart from being an advanced civilization, Atlantis was a massively-sized continent, according to Plato. By Critias' measurements, Atlantis would have been about 3,400 by 2,300 miles in size - larger than some major oceanic basins.