Howdy, dear reader! How's it goin'? Hope you're doin' good.
Our story today's gonna be a little long, so get up, grab your favorite drink, get comfy, and pay attention.
You might believe this story, or you might not. That's totally up to you.
If you believe it, well, that's great.
If not, then just take it as fiction, for fun and entertainment.
Anyway, we're just talking, right?!
My name's Elias, and I'm here to tell you the weirdest story that ever happened to me, the adventure I lived through, and the experiences I went through and learned from.
You won't even believe me yourself.
Wanna know somethin'?... Even I'm still tryin' to wrap my head around what happened, which is why I decided to talk to people about it.
'Cause what happened ain't minor... and what happened deserves for people to know about it and talk about it too.
I'm not gonna tell you it was a miracle or anything like that.
I'll tell you that what happened was something strange, and it's still something strange.
The only difference is, it's been discovered now.
Like you know... we all hear about a lot of legends... and some of them have been proven true with solid evidence... and some have remained legends as they are, and we're still lookin' for those legends and followin' 'em even now!!
But how long will this legend stay a legend without being discovered, I wonder??
Lemme tell ya somethin'... I lived an absolutely mind-blowing adventure in one of these legends, and of course, I discovered it was real!!!
Something you'd never think of... right??
Anyway... it's a legend we all know, and we've made stories, movies, kids' cartoons, and tons of stuff about it.
Plus, there's been a lot of debate about whether it's real or not... but there's no proof it is!!
But get this, folks... I'm comin' today, and I've brought the proof with me that shows it's real... whether you wanna believe it or not... like I said... it's your call.
This, my friend... is the legend of the lost Atlantis.
This city of Atlantis, where tons of stuff is said about it from everywhere and everyone... and old man Plato talked about it... and how it was real and was a city above ground and something like an earthquake happened that sank it underwater... Plus, it's said there are weird creatures there, they're not human, and they're not fish... and they have technology way more advanced than ours.
The legend everyone loves, but just 'cause it's a fantasy legend, not a real one!!
What happened to me is unbelievable, but lemme tell you?... I wasn't alone, which is why I'm sure I wasn't imagining things or dreaming.
'Cause if I was alone, it'd definitely be a dream or imagination or somethin'... But would a dream be shared by five people at once??? Nah, that'd be something supernatural, or maybe we were all telepathic or somethin', what's the deal?!
Come on with me, dear reader, and I'll tell you the story right from the very beginning, with all the details your heart could want.
First off, let me introduce myself so you know who's talkin'.
I'm Elias, a student at the Faculty of Archaeology at Kafr El Sheikh University.
I'm still in my third year, specializing in Roman and Greek archaeology... a real love story, of course.
And like any archaeology student, we're known for our trips, activities, and stuff like that, just like any other college major, generally.
Anyway, that's not the point.
Look, I'm not special, and I'm not gonna tell you I'm special.
I'm just a simple Egyptian guy, and my appearance is pretty simple too.
Let me make it easier for you to picture me and tell you more about myself, my friends, and my wonderful family.
Like I told you, I'm simple, even my features are simple... not super handsome, but not bad either. I have a wheat-colored complexion, honey-colored eyes, and brown, smooth, straight hair... Sorry, I'm not great at describing, unfortunately.
Then you got Noah... my best buddy, the complete opposite of me. He's funny, but super annoying. His eyes are darker than mine, and the sun's pretty much unified our skin tone... Seriously, thank God for the sun... I don't know where we'd be without it.
And then there's Adam, our captain, the muscle man... He doesn't need a description... Like they say, he's got a short fuse... Just leave him alone for now.
And there's also Bahr, our therapy guy and philosopher, the one with four eyes... I'm not making fun, okay?
And last but not least, our artist, Ghaith... who gives us a hard time just for a drawing... and artists, well, they don't need descriptions, obviously.
I'm my mom's only child... and my dad passed away, bless his soul... so my mom worries about me a bit, maybe two or three bits.
And like any Egyptian person, you'll find we have a diverse group, like my group, of course.
You'll find the smart one... and the dumb one... the fat one and the thin one... and the tall and the short, and like... I said, diverse in every way you can imagine, you'll find it with us... feels like a restaurant menu or somethin'... Anyway.
Oh, right... I forgot to mention Noah and I basically grew up together.
He's my neighbor, so we've been together since we were kids, and we decided to go to college together too.
He's a little annoying and irritating, like I said, but I love him, what can I do?... And some loves are deadly, I guess.
Of course, we'll get to know the rest in our story later.
But the important thing now is that I've gotten to know you, and you've gotten to know me, right? And now each of us knows who they're talking to.
So, come on, let me tell you what our story is about today.
Atlantis or Atlanteans, it's the same thing, obviously, it doesn't matter.
We've all heard tons of stories about this lost Atlantis.
And I think all we know about it is superficial info, and we just treat it as entertainment, and that's it.
But what if I told you that this city actually exists, and that I myself was there and went on an unbelievable adventure, something that human, or even animal, minds couldn't comprehend? What would you do?
First off, let me tell you what this Atlantis even is, where it is, what it looks like, and a little bit of info about it.
First off, where did the whole thing even begin?
To solve a problem, you gotta go to the root of the problem, and here, we gotta go to the root of the talk about Atlantis and how they said it even existed in the first place.
The beginning of the thread, right from the start, was with old man Plato.
Plato just popped up and started saying there was a city under the water, developed and with advanced technology, smart and rich people, and a long story like that, which we all know, of course.
Was Plato's talk true??
And if it wasn't true, then where did Plato even get this story from??
Lemme tell you what Plato said about it.
Plato said it was called the Land of Paradise because of how beautiful it was.
Its foundations were laid on a continent on Earth that's unknown even now.
And according to Plato's description, it's located west of the Strait of Gibraltar in the Atlantic Ocean.
He described the city as fertile land in a circular shape, surrounded by land and water.
Besides that, it was characterized by a huge area, the size of Asia and Libya combined.
It was ruled by a very advanced authority, and smart people lived there.
And according to their beliefs, its king or ruler was the sea god Poseidon, who made sure to use Atlantis to express his love and appreciation for his wife.
He built a palace for her on a hill in the middle of the city.
But then, dear reader, suddenly the people changed and started attacking and occupying the remaining continents.
They occupied North Africa and Europe.
Until they were pushed back by the residents of the Greek city of Athens at the time. Their people moved, fought back the attack, and they won.
And that's when the god Zeus got mad at the people of Atlantis, so he punished them by drowning them under the water forever.
That was Plato's take on the lost city of Atlantis and its story. Let's just pretend we believe that for now, okay?
But old man Plato also mentioned it again in one of his writings, where he said...
That around 360 years BC, there was an Atlantic continent that ruled the world and offered unparalleled global development, and that the surviving Atlanteans spread around the world and taught other civilizations from their knowledge, like the science of airplanes, submarines, and flying saucers.
Plato also mentioned that they went to Egypt and taught the Egyptians their knowledge, and that's why the Egyptian civilization came about.
That's according to Plato, not me! The Egyptian civilization has always been ancient and historical, and no one helped build it except the Egyptians themselves, who are its rightful owners... We really gotta be proud that this is our civilization and that we're a part of it.
Anyway, they also said that the gate to Atlantis is located behind the Pillars of Hercules, which are by the Strait of Gibraltar.
You'll ask me what the Pillars of Hercules are. I'll tell you they were formed because Hercules split a giant rock, leading to the formation of these pillars, according to their beliefs, of course.
Lots and lots of legends came out about this Atlantis, and so far, nothing's been proven.
Some said that Atlantis wasn't even a city; it was a whole continent that sank underground.
And some said it's actually under the Bermuda Triangle.
And some said its gate is in Antarctica.
And other people said it's just a fictional story from Plato's imagination and that it's all pointless nonsense.
So now, Elias, I'm lost and don't get anything... Is it real now, or just fantasy?
Okay, is there any proof that would even make us suspect there's a chance it exists?
I'll tell you yeah, there are six pieces of evidence that were recently discovered by specialized scientists that made us suspect the city might actually be real.
Focus up with me for a bit on what I'm gonna tell you.
The first piece of evidence was the discovery of ruins on the Spanish coast.
A British-American expedition discovered ruins in the form of large rings that strongly resemble Plato's description of the city.
The second piece of evidence we have is the discovery of a massive wall, 120 km long, deep in the Atlantic Ocean, which is said to belong to the city of Atlantis. This made scientists even more suspicious and increased the likelihood of the city's existence.
The third piece of evidence was their finding of a city of submerged stone pyramids, roughly 50,000 years old, in the Atlantic Ocean in the Bermuda Triangle area, near the Strait of Gibraltar.
The fourth piece of evidence was finding evidence between Cyprus and Syria and discovering ruins of human settlements underwater at a depth of one kilometer and 80 km near Cyprus. They suggested that the visible part of Cyprus might actually be what's left of Atlantis.
Now, the fifth piece of evidence was their finding, among the possessions of one of the Ottoman sultans, old documents and maps that Christopher Columbus relied on when exploring the world, and there was a drawing of an island in them that isn't on our modern maps today!
The sixth and final piece of evidence, and the weirdest, was the inscriptions found in the Pharaohs' ruins and the mysterious drawings in the Abydos temple, like the drawing of a helicopter, a submarine, and a flying saucer... Looks like the Pharaohs were predicting the future or somethin'.
Anyway... do you think, dear reader, that there's actually a connection between Atlantis and the Pharaohs???
Or is the presence of these inscriptions in our civilization just a coincidence??? Even though I don't believe in coincidences and all that, and that everything that happens is planned beforehand, but okay, let's call it a coincidence and move on.
I've just given you a brief overview of the information everyone talks about, which might also be helpful for our story today, besides what you'll discover with us in the story itself.
Now, let me tell you about myself and what actually happened to us... And you can judge for yourself and say... is it real, or was it all just imagination and legends after all?!
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