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Ulf Richter

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   posted 09-10-2004 09:06 AM                   
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In Libya, in the region of "Tritonis Lake" (which was in this time still connected with the Mediterranean), according to Diodorus Siculus (ca.90-21BC) was the home of the tribe of the Amazons. They were a race of warlike women and fearsome warriors who conquered many nations, including their neighbours in the west, the Atlanteans, with their city of Cerne in north Africa. But they made peace with the Atlanteans and fought together against the Gorgons (another Libyan tribe), against Egypt under pharaoh Horus and at least, after a treaty with Horus, made a campaign against Anatolia.

Diodorus collected information about the Amazons for his book "Bibliotheca Historica" (Historical Library) from the book “Kyklos” of Dionysios of Mytilene (2th century BC), who got his information during his studies in the famous library of Alexandria from older books of Linos and Timoites (now lost).

According to the stories, the Atlanteans inhabited a rich country bordering the Atlantic ocean. The Atlanteans were notable for their hospitality to strangers and boasted that the gods were born among them. They claimed Uranus as their first King, and it was he who civilized the people "causing them to dwell in cities and till the soil". After his death, Uranus' 45 children divided the Kingdom when Atlas (one of the Titans) received the area of Atlantis and named it for himself. Atlas was a wise ruler and like his father was a great astrologer. Since he was the first one to discover the knowledge of the sphere, the people have created a legend saying that he bears the world upon his shoulders. His seven daughters, Atlantides, were adored as goddesses, and their offspring were the first ancestors of several nations, including Greek civilization.
http://www.auburn.edu/~downejm/sp/epsaas/epsaasDiod.html http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/amazons.html

This story does not meet exactly the narration of Plato, but it shows, that Atlantis and Libya were connected since old times.


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