Poseidon in Atlantis

By Derek Strahan

POSEIDON IN ATLANTIS
This is the second of 4 dramas in the Atlantis cycle. In the first, “Eden In Atlantis”, dissident scientist Lucifer was banished from Celestium in the great southern land for revealing secrets of fire to the common people. He was exiled to an island in the Atlantic, Atlantiha, where a matriarchal society ruled. Taking the name of Adam, he brought science to the island, by which he predicted a great catastrophe, a collision of Earth's two moons, that only he and Eva survived. Much later the population of Celestium were forced from their land by encroaching ice, and New Celestium was established on an ice-free southern island. Now two brothers. Poseidon and Zeus, with Hermes and Ares and full crew, are sailing north from New Celestium to find and colonise new territory in the great northern lands. The maps they use are ancient They were made by their ancestors in the time before “the ice”, are therefore now inaccurate and need to be redrawn. The brothers anchor at a mid-Atlantic island to re-supply, and discover that they are on Atlantiha, inhabited by descendants of Adam and Eva, and where a matriarchal society has been re-instated. Here Poseidon and Cleito fall in love, causing Poseidon to delay departure. A quarrel between the brothers ensues over this, and Poseidon decides to remain on Atlantiha. Half the crew remain with him while half sail on with Zeus, who laughingly abandons Poseidon to “rule over the sea”. Poseidon and Cleito quarrel over the social patterns of life in Atlantiha where women can choose men as temporary partners, termed consorts, men have no rights of paternity, and same sex relationships abound. Hermes advises compromise so, despite disagreement, love prevails: Poseidon and Cleito resolve to “embrace what unifies, and discard what divides”. Sailing north Zeus confesses to Ares that he feels regret parting from Poseidon, but must sail north to find new land. He predicts future conflict between the brothers' twin empires.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Oct 7, 2013
• ISBN: 9781483507774

Derek Strahan

Derek Strahan is a Springfield resident and the author of the blog "Lost New England." He is a graduate of Westfield State University with degrees in English and regional planning, and he teaches English at the Master's School in Simsbury, Connecticut.

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