Re: Atlantean Mythology

In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Eric Stevens
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>On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 20:21:56 +0000, Nine Stones
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, benlizross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>writes
>>>Nine Stones wrote:
>>>>
>>>> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Doug Weller
>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>> >Although the only astronomical alignment we can be sure of at
>>>> >Stonehenge is
>>>> >for the summer solstice,
>>>>
>>>> ["What a disaster!"]
>>>>
>>>> Stonehenge is *totally* aligned with the Moon, Sun, winter and summer
>>>> solstices and probably other things too.
>>>>
>>>> The Ancient Britons were astronomers.
>>>>
>>>> > and it appears that that is the case at Nabta
>>>> >Playa, I don't think you can argue a direct connection is necessary.
>>>>
>>>> The Ancient Egyptians were astronomers too.
>>>>
>>>> The Britons and the Egyptians were both looking at the same firmament.
>>>>
>>>> Both tribes liked rock monuments too.
>>>>
>>>> A volcanic island is round.
>>>>
>>>> A volcanic island has a certain likelihood of blowing up again.
>>>>
>>>> One of the Greek tribes didn't know this at the time.
>>>
>>>What makes you think they didn't know? Lots of people live on the slopes
>>>of active volcanoes (islands and otherwise) right now. They know.
>>
>>Huhuhuhu! Which of them are living on the slopes of a modern day
>>Krakatoa?
>
>I don't know about Krakatoa but there are thousands living within
>dangerous proximity to the Okataina vent, Lake Taupo and Mount
>Taranaki in New Zealand. Not to mention the city of Auckland which is
>built on an active volcanic field.

Do they know whether they are gonna blow up or not?

In the Mediterranean region there have been massive landslides and
volcanic explosions. One of these events was responsible for the
destruction of a Greek town. We don't know for definite which Greek town
it was, but the mythology tells us it happened.
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RC