170-171, 180, 185, 209, 226-228, 230, 315, 322-324
Atlantis
A famous kingdom in Classical Mythology whose real existence was first
disclosed by Plato ......................... ii-ix, 1-11, 13-27, 29, 31-33, 35-39, 40-56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66-80, 82, 84, 85, 87-90, 93-108, 110-116, 118-121, 123-125,
128-132, 134, 136, 137, 140, 143-152, 154-163, 165, 168-171, 173-177, 179-191,
194-196, 198-213, 215-230, 233-245, 247-251, 254-258, 261-264, 267, 268,
274, 275, 279, 280, 282-292, 294, 295, 297, 303, 304, 306-310, 314-317,
320, 322-324, 326-339, 341-345
Atlas
In classical mythology, a titan famous for his strength. The Pillar of Heaven, who bore the sky on his back. Identified with Mt. Atlas (qv) .............. 21, 33, 41, 56, 58, 62, 64, 65, 69-71, 88, 89, 92-95, 99, 100, 104, 105, 121, 123, 124,
129-134, 136, 140, 145, 146, 149, 150, 160, 173, 176, 197, 198, 211-214, 234-
236, 242, 248, 251, 257, 259, 260, 262, 263, 265-268, 275, 286, 319, 320,
324, 328, 331, 335, 337, 338, 342, 343, 345
Atlas Mountains
Mountain range in Morocco (north Africa). True Mt. Atlas, the Pillar of
Heaven, was identified with several mountains, generally volcanoes ..... 134
B
Boreas
The North Wind. Called Aquilo (or Aquilon) in Latin............................. 260
Bosporus
‘The Cow-ford’. Strait linking the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. Also the
Cimmerian Bosporus ........................... 56, 173, 186, 193, 194, 214, 286, 329
C
Cassiterides
The famous islands whence tin was fabled to come 206, 227, 230, 263-265
Celts
A people of Germanic extraction which dominated western and central
Europe during the 1st millennium BC, until defeated by the Romans . 4, 14,
16, 39, 73, 104, 243, 244, 298, 305, 336, 339
Ceres
The Roman counterpart of Demeter, the Greek Corn Mother. Goddess of grain and earth’s fertility. Her name gave the word ‘cereal’ ................... 308
Charybdis
A terrible whirlpool at the mouth of a narrow strait connected with the
Pillars of Hercules. See Scylla .............................. 56, 58, 286, 290, 291, 295
Cimmeria
A land of darkness where the sun never shines .......................................... 57
Colchis
A kingdom east of the Black Sea .............................................................. 235
Columbus, Christopher
The famous discoverer of America, which he found while attempting to reach the East Indies via the west, by crossing the Ocean ........... ix, 4, 6, 16, 17, 19, 24, 44, 45, 91, 118, 119, 121-125, 145, 163, 164, 169, 172, 178, 180, 183,
208, 226, 227, 229, 250, 251, 288, 289, 315, 319-321, 323, 330, 342
Critias
Plato’s unfinished dialogue on Atlantis. Also called Atlantis vi, 6, 17, 38, 47, 48, 78, 134, 160, 184, 201, 297
Cronus (Kronos)
See Saturn (qv) .................................................................... 81, 124, 319, 336
E
Eden, Garden of
The paradisial place where grew the Tree of Life .............. iii, vii, viii, 5, 7, 9,
10, 16, 19, 20, 21, 27, 30, 32, 35-37, 41, 46, 47, 52, 70, 71, 76-80, 95, 98, 104,
108, 121, 128, 152, 157, 162, 163, 165, 166, 168, 202, 207, 235, 249, 261, 262,
270-273, 275-279, 282, 283, 305, 307, 309, 310, 315, 337, 341
Elgin Marbles
Greek sculptures from the Parthenon of Athens. They portray the
Panathenea Festival commemorating the exodus from destroyed Atlantis .. 331
Elysium
A happy, paradisial land. Same as the Elysian Plains (qv) and the Islands of the Blest ................................................. 35, 39, 123, 162, 168, 235, 333, 334
Erebus
A region of darkness, part of Hades (Hell) .............................................. 235
Erytheia
The island where Geryon (qv) resided .............................................. 137, 186
Ethiopia
Homer speaks of two Ethiopias, one in the far east (Taprobane) the other one in the far west (Morocco) ... 129, 130, 134, 135, 235-237, 239, 245, 246, 248, 251, 256-258, 266, 270, 321
Ethiopians
Or Aethiopians (qv). Not to be confused with the Abyssinians. This name applied to the Berbers and the Libyans of North Africa, as well as to their counterparts in Taprobane, on the opposite shore of the Ocean ................... 12-14, 41, 97, 99, 115, 116, 133-135, 138, 235, 237, 239, 242-248, 256, 258,
336, 338, 339, 341
F
Flood
Or Deluge. A cataclysm of global extent reported in the mythologies and religions of most peoples on earth. According to Plato, the Flood occurred 11,600 years ago, the exact date of the end of the Pleistocene .................. vii, viii, 4, 7, 8, 20, 27, 32, 33, 46-48, 51, 62, 64, 70, 76, 78, 79, 81, 84, 101, 104, 120, 129, 144, 146, 147, 156, 158, 159, 168, 188, 191-194, 196, 197, 201, 207,
213, 242, 243, 255, 261, 262, 272, 278, 281, 282, 295, 298, 300, 304, 312,
315, 316, 318, 319, 324-326, 335, 336, 343, 344
G
Ganges River
The great sacred river of India ....................... 75, 80, 117, 121, 273, 274, 282
Geryon
A mighty three-bodied giant whose cattle was rustled by Hercules . 57, 133,
0
137, 186, 195, 198, 215, 243, 246, 261, 290, 320, 328, 329, 331
Gibraltar
A colony of Britain in Spain. Alleged site of the Pillars of Hercules (qv) ....... v, 15, 16, 56, 57, 89, 95, 97, 98, 100, 102, 111, 113, 116, 117, 119, 127, 130, 133, 134, 136, 137, 160, 161, 173, 176, 177, 180, 182, 183, 186-191, 193-198, 201,
206, 215, 216, 224, 225, 234, 238, 246, 251, 258, 260, 262, 266, 275, 285-
289, 293, 304, 305, 314, 320, 321, 329, 334, 342
H
Hades
The Land of the Dead, ruled by Hades (Pluto) and Persephone (qv) ... 7, 16,
35, 38, 39, 57, 123, 128, 130, 230, 235, 247, 254, 259, 275, 280, 337
Hercules
The greatest Greco-Roman hero, son of Jupiter and Alcmena. Hercules was a Phoenician hero in turn imported from India (Baal, Bala or Bali) ... iv, 41, 56, 57, 65, 70, 71, 79, 80, 89, 93-95, 100, 104, 124, 129, 130, 132, 133, 135,
137, 146, 149, 186, 194, 195, 197-199, 208, 211-215, 235, 243, 246, 257-263,
266-268, 273, 289, 290, 294, 312, 314, 320, 324, 328-331, 337, 341-343, 345
Herodotus
Famous Greek historian, whose quaint writings survived ........................ 13,
45, 113, 118, 130, 134, 135, 155, 200, 211, 212, 223, 230, 234, 236, 239, 244, 246, 294, 320, 321
Hesiod
Early Greek poet, author of the Theogony and The Works and the Days......
10, 55, 57, 58, 65, 234, 237, 244, 246-248, 251-255, 261, 262, 287, 295, 321, 322, 323, 335, 344
Hesperia
Ancient name for both Italy and Spain. Its name means ‘Westerner’ 41, 175,
235, 246, 251, 258-260, 262, 265, 302
Hesperides
Or Atlantides. The seven daughters of Atlas ....... 9, 129, 235, 244, 251, 253, 258-260, 262, 263, 265
I
Iliad
Homer’s poem telling the story of the Trojan War (Ilium, qv) .. 54, 113, 169, 195, 196, 302, 314, 343, 344
J
Jason
The hero who led the Argonautica .................................... iv, 58, 69, 98, 246
Java
The great island of Indonesia east of Sumatra ..12, 32, 37, 38, 55-58, 65, 77, 130, 133, 136, 140, 141, 149, 152, 171, 197-200, 242, 249, 252, 312, 334
K
Kalkin (or K
alki)
The tenth, forthcoming avatar of Vishnu ................................................. 148
Krakatoa
A submarine supervolcano located inside Sunda Strait, in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra. The same as the Vadavamukha or Aurva.......... 14, 32, 33, 40, 48, 49, 56-58, 62, 64, 65, 69-72, 75, 78, 81, 100-102, 132,
133, 136, 137, 141, 146, 149, 150, 195-200, 224, 248, 267-269, 273, 277, 278,
290, 295, 304, 309-312, 317, 325, 336, 343
Krishna
Eighth avatar of Vishnu, a main Hindu deity 50, 51, 70, 81, 89, 93, 95, 132, 266, 320, 327, 328, 331
Kronos
Greek god, father of Zeus and the other Olympians. Also spelled Cronus in
Latin......... 81, 98, 124, 132, 198, 213, 252, 257, 269, 277, 320, 335-337, 345
L
Lemures
The specters or spirits of the dead in Rome ............................................. 319
Leucothea
Or ‘White Goddess’ A sea goddess in Homer’s Odyssey ........................... 58
Libya
Greek name for the continent of Africa. Often North Africa itself .............. 5,
37, 55, 72, 113, 114, 117, 129, 134, 168, 174, 175, 179, 182-184, 187, 202, 203,
208, 216, 217, 235, 237, 256, 292, 322
Lucifer
The magnificent angel, the mightiest and the shiniest of them all. Lucifer led the war against Michael and Jahveh ............................. 4, 21, 80, 81, 337
M
Malay Peninsula
The Indonesian Peninsula. Taprobane (qv) 8, 48, 55, 78, 127, 128, 150, 196, 272, 323, 342, 343
N
Navajos
A great tribe of Native Americans. Also called Diné ....... 15, 81, 91, 150, 280
O
Ocean
In antiquity the world was circled by a stream of water, the River Oceanus . iii, 1, 6, 12, 15-18, 20, 31, 33, 35, 38, 39, 43-45, 51, 56, 58, 62, 72, 73, 78, 81, 90, 91, 97, 100, 103, 105, 106, 111, 113, 114, 116, 117-124, 127, 133-135, 138,
140, 143, 145, 148, 152, 154, 158, 160-166, 168-172, 174-179, 182-185, 187-
189, 193-196, 201, 203, 204, 206, 209, 214, 215, 217, 218, 220, 225-230, 235-239, 242-245, 247, 249-255, 258-262, 265, 267, 277, 283, 285-290,
292-295, 303, 314, 315, 317, 319, 320-322, 324, 326, 329, 330, 334, 336, 339, 342-344
Oceanus
A Titan, ruling the watery elements. The Ocean personified ... 113, 160, 185, 227, 248, 249, 254, 319, 320
P
Pacific Ocean
The largest ocean in the world. Same as the ‘Ocean of Atlantis’ or ‘Atlantic
Ocean’ of the ancients ........................................... 6, 7, 15, 17, 44, 45, 55, 69,
91, 106, 115, 118, 119, 122-125, 138, 140, 152, 160, 163-165, 169-171, 177, 185,
215, 225, 227, 229, 236, 250, 255, 287, 288, 293, 314, 317, 319-322, 342
Persephone
Or Proserpine. Goddess of vegetation, and queen of Hades. Daughter or junior avatar of Demeter or Ceres (qv), the Corn Mother ....................... 308
Phaeacia
Land of the people who entertained Ulysses during his wanderings. A
ghostly alias of Atlantis ................................................................ 4, 235, 236
Phoenicia
An ancient nation of the eastern Mediterranean Sea ... 11, 74, 130, 175, 266,
299
Phoenix
A mythical bird that periodically burns itself to death and then resurrects.
The Phoenix is an allegory of Atlantis and its fated rebirth ............ 335, 340
Pillars of Hercules
Two famous rocks often misidentified as those of Gibraltar (qv) .................. iii, 41, 56, 71, 78, 82, 89, 92, 95, 97, 99, 113, 126, 130-132, 136, 150, 152, 154, 160, 161, 168, 173, 175, 176, 178, 184-187, 205, 207, 215, 224, 225, 228, 235,
238, 256, 266, 274, 275, 285-290, 294, 312, 314, 321, 329, 331, 338, 339, 341-343, 345
Pindar
Famous Greek poet. First to refer to the Pillars of Hercules vii, 10, 69, 172,
234, 238, 239, 244, 251, 285, 287, 288, 341-343
Plato
Greek philosopher of the 7th cent. BC. Considered the Prince of
Philosophers. Wrote the Timaeus and the Critias, the two famous dialogues
on Atlantis ............... iv, v, vi, vii, viii, 2-6, 8, 9, 15-21, 24, 26, 33, 37, 38, 41, 44-51, 54-56, 66-71, 78, 88-90, 94, 99-101, 103, 107, 108, 110-122, 128, 129,
134-136, 140, 141, 144, 148, 152-156, 158, 160-163, 168-189, 192, 193, 196,
199, 201-211, 213-229, 234-243, 245, 247-251, 253, 255, 261, 263, 264, 266,
274, 275, 279-281, 283-285, 287-294, 297, 304, 307-310, 314-317, 320-324, 330, 331, 337, 339, 341, 343-345
Pleistocene
The preceding era, attended by Ice Ages. Started 2.7 million years ago and ended 11.6 kiloyears ago, the exact date given by Plato for the Great Flood
and the demise of Atlantis ...................................... iii, v, 4, 5, 25, 26, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 40, 42, 45, 48, 49, 53, 54, 56, 60, 62, 63, 68, 70, 72, 73, 158, 181,
202, 207, 231, 261, 267, 273, 303-305, 307-310, 317, 318, 323, 324
Poseidon
Same as Neptune (qv). The lord of the ocean, of earthquakes and tsunamis
4, 145, 149, 180, 237, 267, 295, 336, 343, 345
Prometheus
Son of the titan Iapetus, creator of humanity .......................... 242, 248, 262
Ptolemy, Claudius
An ancient Greek astronomer, lived in Alexandria (Egypt) .... 106, 125, 126, 127, 131, 145, 214, 230, 320, 329
Pyramid
A type of megalithic monument of worldwide diffusion .... 64, 90, 140, 182, 280, 298, 299, 327
S
Saturn
The father of Zeus. The same as Cronus 81, 98, 124, 213, 269, 320, 336, 338
Scylla and Charybdis
Scylla was a rock opposite Charybdis (qv) placed on the opposite side of the strait. Both are Homeric allegories of the Pillars of Hercules in the Odyssey 56, 58, 286, 290, 291, 295
Siculus, Diodorus
Sicilian Greek historian of the 1st cent. BC. Wrote the Bibliotheca Historica in 40 volumes, where the history of Atlantis is featured ............ iii, vii, 9, 10, 16, 20, 69, 116, 128, 135, 136, 155, 161-163, 175, 198, 213, 234-241, 243, 244,
250, 251, 261, 266, 284, 287, 335, 337, 345
Suez Canal
An ancient canal connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. Opened
and closed several times in antiquity ................................ 132, 242, 294, 321
T
Taprobane
Same as Sumatra (qv) and/or the Malay Peninsula (qv). Called Tamraparna in Sanskrit and Tambapani in Dravida. Deemed the site of Hades. Its name
means ‘Peninsula of Gold’, the name of Indonesia in antiquity .. iii, 6-8, 16, 38, 39, 48, 50, 95, 97, 99, 100, 105, 108, 115-119, 123, 126-129, 131, 133, 134,
136, 140, 149, 152, 161, 162, 167, 168, 174, 178, 200, 214, 226, 234, 236, 237,
244, 247-249, 251, 258-260, 262, 264-267, 272, 280, 283, 284, 288, 290,
291, 295, 315, 316, 319, 322-325, 330, 332, 334, 335, 342, 343
Tartarus
Place of confinement of the Titans. Originally a dark abyss below Hades 39,
57, 123, 235, 237, 247, 248, 254, 259, 333
Timaeus
Plato’s dialogue on his Mystery doctrine, Platonism. Contains a long passage on Atlantis and the Flood .... 6, 17, 48, 160, 173, 178, 179, 201, 203, 297
Titans
The titanic gods who ruled the world before being defeated by the gods in the Great War. Led by Cronus (qv), their ruler in Hades. Both Atlas and Prometheus were titans .................. 66, 71, 80, 242, 245, 247, 248, 257, 337
Trimurti
The Hindu Trinity formed by Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva ................ 49, 309
Triton
A demigod of the sea, son and alias of Poseidon ...................... 129, 267, 295
Trojan War
In Greek mythology, the great war fought between the Greeks and the
Trojans. An allegory of Atlantis’ Great War .................................... 302, 338
Troy
The ancient city which was the site of the legendary Trojan War (qv) told in
Homer’s Iliad (qv) ...... 3, 20, 43, 44, 184, 187, 195, 244, 245, 252, 301, 302, 306, 328, 342, 343, 344, 345
Tsunami
A large, destructive wave of the ocean, usually caused by an earthquake or a volcanism ................ viii, ix, 4, 8, 33, 63, 70, 88, 102, 193, 210, 311, 317, 336
Typhon
The leader of the monstrous giants who attacked the gods ...................... 94
U
Ulysses
The Roman name of the Greek hero Odysseus (qv) . iv, 47, 58, 69, 130, 246, 254, 255, 273, 285, 290, 295
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