Atlantis

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Atlantis is a legendary, highly advanced island civilization from ancient Greek mythology, said to have sunk into the sea as a result of divine punishment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legendary civilization
mythical island
mythological place
appearsInWork Critias
Timaeus
associatedDeity Poseidon
causeOfDestruction divine punishment
characterizedAs highly advanced civilization
contrastedWith Athens
surface form: ancient Athens
culturalOrigin ancient Greek mythology
describedBy Plato
etymology derived from Atlas
fate sank into the sea
firstSourceLanguage Ancient Greek
genre philosophical myth
governedBy kings
hasDebate location hypotheses in real geography
influenced esoteric and occult traditions
fantasy literature
modern lost continent theories
pseudoarchaeology
science fiction literature
locatedInMyth Atlantic Ocean
moralTheme corruption
hubris
narrativeFunction example of ideal state becoming corrupt
warning against imperial overreach
notableFeature advanced engineering
concentric rings of land and water
great wealth
powerful navy
popularCulture frequent subject of films
frequent subject of novels
frequent subject of television series
frequent subject of video games
relatedConcept dystopia
lost city
sunken continent
utopia
religion worship of Poseidon
status considered fictional by mainstream scholarship
theme conflict between virtue and decadence
rise and fall of civilizations
timeOfStory set in the distant past
usedAs allegory of moral decline
political allegory

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Poseidon associatedPlace Atlantis
Aquaman setting Atlantis
DC Universe hasFictionalRace Atlantis
this entity surface form: Atlanteans
Donovan notableWork Atlantis
Space Shuttle Atlantis namedAfter Atlantis
this entity surface form: mythical island of Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis setting Atlantis
this entity surface form: city of Atlantis
John Dall notableWork Atlantis
this entity surface form: Atlantis, the Lost Continent
Mera citizenship Atlantis
Mera teamAffiliation Atlantis
Mera baseOfOperations Atlantis
Namor affiliation Atlantis
Namor baseOfOperations Atlantis
Arthur Curry citizenship Atlantis
Arthur Curry baseOfOperations Atlantis
sunken kingdom of Cantre'r Gwaelod hasComparativeMyth Atlantis
subject surface form: Cantre'r Gwaelod
armadillo shoes firstAppearedInShow Atlantis
this entity surface form: Plato’s Atlantis
Luc Besson notableWork Atlantis
Luc Besson directed Atlantis
Journey to Atlantis theme Atlantis
Journey to Atlantis inspiredBy Atlantis
this entity surface form: mythological lost city of Atlantis
Shangri-La relatedConcept Atlantis
ambitious long poem The Bridge containsSection Atlantis
subject surface form: The Bridge
Atlantis: The Lost Empire features Atlantis
this entity surface form: lost underwater city of Atlantis
Bimini Road associatedWith Atlantis
this entity surface form: lost city of Atlantis
Vulko citizenship Atlantis
Vulko associatedWithLocation Atlantis
Vulko associatedWithTeam Atlantis
this entity surface form: Atlanteans
Vulko loyalTo Atlantis
this entity surface form: throne of Atlantis