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'''Atlantis''' was an ancient, advanced [[human]] civilisation, infamous for having sunk beneath the waves. It was shrouded in myth and contradiction. Over the course of their lives, [[the Doctor]] visited what seemed to be multiple very different versions of Atlantis, learning about different accounts of how and why Atlantis had sunk. Some accounts suggested that three different Atlantises somehow coexisted in human history, while others suggested the contradictory accounts could be reconciled. | '''Atlantis''', sometimes '''the Lost Continent of Atlantis''', was an ancient, advanced [[human]] civilisation, infamous for having sunk beneath the waves. It was shrouded in myth and contradiction. | ||
Over the course of their lives, [[the Doctor]] visited what seemed to be multiple very different versions of Atlantis, learning about different accounts of how and why Atlantis had sunk. Some accounts suggested that three different Atlantises somehow coexisted in human history, while others suggested the contradictory accounts could be reconciled. | |||
== Nature == | == Nature == | ||
The consensus, millennia after Atlantis's supposed existence, was that it was a myth. For example, Atlantis was an exhibit in the [[Museum of Things That Don't Exist]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'') A textbook from [[Coal Hill library|Coal Hill School Library]] stated that Atlantis was a fictional island first mentioned by [[Plato]] - a [[Greek]] philosopher. It was supposedly located "beyond the [[Pillars of Hercules]]". As told by Plato, the island went to war with [[Athens]], fell out of favour with the gods, and sank beneath the waves. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') The [[Second Doctor]] originally believed "the Kingdom of Atlantis" to be a [[legend]], before he realised that he had found his way there. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'') However, [[Mike Yates]] and [[Jo Grant]] both considered the existence of Atlantis believable, although they disagreed as to its location; Yates was under the impression that if it existed, Atlantis was meant to be in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], while Jo knew that more recent historical research suggested that it had been part of the [[Minoan civilisation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | The consensus, millennia after Atlantis's supposed existence, was that it was a myth. For example, Atlantis was an exhibit in the [[Museum of Things That Don't Exist]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'') The theories of [[Ignatius Donnelly]], based on comparative mythology, published in [[1882]]-[[1883]], ([[GAME]]: {{cite source|The Iytean Menace (game)|namedpart=Dealing With the Unexpected}}) were considered fanciful pseudo-history. ([[GAME]]: {{cite source|The Iytean Menace (game)|namedpart=Skill Explanations}})A textbook from [[Coal Hill library|Coal Hill School Library]] stated that Atlantis was a fictional island first mentioned by [[Plato]] - a [[Greek]] philosopher. It was supposedly located "beyond the [[Pillars of Hercules]]". As told by Plato, the island went to war with [[Athens]], fell out of favour with the gods, and sank beneath the waves. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') The [[Second Doctor]] originally believed "the Kingdom of Atlantis" to be a [[legend]], before he realised that he had found his way there. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'') However, [[Mike Yates]] and [[Jo Grant]] both considered the existence of Atlantis believable, although they disagreed as to its location; Yates was under the impression that if it existed, Atlantis was meant to be in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], while Jo knew that more recent historical research suggested that it had been part of the [[Minoan civilisation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] once told his companion [[Flip Jackson|Flip]] that there were several versions of Atlantis. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Antidote to Oblivion (audio story)|Antidote to Oblivion]]'') The conflicting locations of Atlantis were later used to confuse the directional computer of the Scavenger. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scavenger (audio story)|Scavenger]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] similarly mentioned that there were three "Atlantises" and that he had visited all of them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]'') Among the various visits made by the Doctor across the globe in the past, "three possible versions of Atlantis" were noted by [[Jac (The Magician's Apprentice)|Jac]] as [[UNIT]] in the [[2010s]] compiled a list of his appearances in order to [[deduce]] where the [[Twelfth Doctor]] had gone for his final destination. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] once told his companion [[Flip Jackson|Flip]] that there were several versions of Atlantis. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Antidote to Oblivion (audio story)|Antidote to Oblivion]]'') The conflicting locations of Atlantis were later used to confuse the directional computer of the Scavenger. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scavenger (audio story)|Scavenger]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] similarly mentioned that there were three "Atlantises" and that he had visited all of them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]'') Among the various visits made by the Doctor across the globe in the past, "three possible versions of Atlantis" were noted by [[Jac (The Magician's Apprentice)|Jac]] as [[UNIT]] in the [[2010s]] compiled a list of his appearances in order to [[deduce]] where the [[Twelfth Doctor]] had gone for his final destination. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'') | ||
