12 min listen
Deconstructing Atlantis: Finding Atlantis in the Depths of Plato’s Imagination (Part 1)
FromLet's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
Deconstructing Atlantis: Finding Atlantis in the Depths of Plato’s Imagination (Part 1)
FromLet's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
ratings:
Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Jan 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The story of Atlantis has fascinated the world for centuries... But how many of us know where the story came from, or what is actually included in the original source? Episode one of Deconstructing Atlantis dives into the story of Atlantis as it exists in the Timaeus and Critias.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.Sources/Further Reading: Plato’s Timaeus and Critias, quotes translated by Benjamin Jowett; A Brief History of Atlantis: Plato’s Ideal State by Stephen P. Kershaw (includes alternate translation of Plato); PDF: Truth, Lies, and History in Plato's Timaeus and Critias by Thomas K Johansen, 1998. Listen to the episode on the myth of the Great Flood and Deucalion and Pyrrha here.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. Special podcast artwork by Sara Richard. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jan 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Mini Myth: Daphne, the Nymph Who Said "Hell No, Apollo!" by Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold