Myths and Legends of the Deep {Thursday, Period 2}

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Today, the class was held in the Danger Shop and they'd been handwavily notified ahead of time.

The room depicted an ancient city, some of it in ruins.

"Welcome to Atlantis," Summer smiled, gesturing at the cityscape behind her. "The legend of Atlantis comes from Greek mythology. It's legend is well known throughout history. It's said to be a lost continent of antiquity and though there isn't much evidence to say that Atlantis ever existed, many people, scientists included, are fascinated by it."

"There are those who believe that Atlantis could have existed in the Atlantic, others believe it was in the Mediterranean Sea. And then there are those that believe Atlantis was once located where the Bermuda Triangle is today," Summer explained. "Now, the Greek philosopher Plato, had works that were contained the earliest mentions of Atlantis. Some say that the Greek gods divided up land between and Poseidon was granted the island of Atlantis. Atlantis was said to consist of eighteen rings alternating between land and sea. The center island was ruled by Atlas, son of Poseidon. Under the rule of the gods, Atlantis became great; unfortunately, the entire island was engulfed by the sea and disappeared."

What Summer would give to learn if the island was real or not.

"According to Plato, the Egyptians described Atlantis as as an island comprising mostly mountains in the northern portions and along the shore, and encompassing a great plain of an oblong shape in the south. There are accounts that some ancient writers believed Atlantis to be real, while others saw it as fiction." She paused, wondering if evidence would ever come to pass.

"Though we may never know if it truly existed, I'd like to think that there's some truth to the legend of Atlantis," Summer smiled. "Many have different takes on what Atlantis may have looked like and what you see before you is how I envisioned Atlantis to be. So, feel free to explore and if you have any questions, feel free to find me."

[OCD up.]

{Syllabus & Roster}

Comments

Re: Explore Atlantis

[dontvotemeout]

"I'm officially stating that you can send me anything like that that you like," Jason said. "'Cause then I'll know what you like and...you know, I can plan accordingly."

Re: Explore Atlantis

[deaths-demigod.livejournal.com]

"Cool. I'll try not to make your inbox explode," he teased. "So long as you don't make me wait forever." Already he was impatient. This didn't bode well.

Re: Explore Atlantis

[dontvotemeout]

"I could make you wait only a few days. Are you busy this weekend?" Jason asked.

Re: Explore Atlantis

[deaths-demigod.livejournal.com]

"Busy with you, I think," Nico said, deciding for them. "Even if it means canceling my spa day." Why he liked kidding with Jason, Nico didn't know.

Re: Explore Atlantis

[dontvotemeout]

"I don't want to interrupt your time with the girls," Jason shot back, because he was almost sure Nico was kidding.

Re: Explore Atlantis

[deaths-demigod.livejournal.com]

"Luke will be sad," he snickered, treating 'spa' as a better word for training now. "But it'll be worth it. Or at least, that'll be the expectation."

Re: Explore Atlantis

[dontvotemeout]

"It will be worth it," Jason said confidently, despite being a little nervous now that he wouldn't live up to Nico's expectations. He'd just have to make their time really awesome.

Re: Explore Atlantis

[deaths-demigod.livejournal.com]

Confidence was hot, and Nico stopped leaning on Jason to grab for his arm. "Come on, let's see how far we can get from other people in this place, yeah? It looks pretty big."

No terrible ideas here. Nope.

Re: Explore Atlantis

[dontvotemeout]

Jason let himself be grabbed, and followed Nico willingly. "Sounds like a plan to me."