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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 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]]'') | ||
