An illustration by Sir Gerald Hargreaves shows a utopian scene on a cove of the mythical land of Atlantis. Many scholars ...

Why the myth of Atlantis just won’t die The lack of evidence for its existence hasn’t stopped people from hunting for it—or insisting that archaeologists are involved in a cover-up.

The legendary city of Atlantis has captivated explorers and scholars for centuries. Recent research suggests that the ruins ...

The show sides with the debunkers. Atlantis – at least, the debunking of the myth of the idyllic city lost in a tidal wave thousands of years ago – is a subject near to Feder’s heart.

The first known mention of the lost city of Atlantis was made by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, but thousands of years later, some people are convinced by the "mythical" story that if true ...

Fat Hercules? The Triangle Guy? A Guide to Demystifying Atlantis' Mix of Myth and History Hanh Nguyen Sat, November 23, 2013 at 2:59 AM UTC Jack Donnelly, Mark Addy, Robert Emms | Photo Credits ...

He differentiated between genuine and fabricated myths. It is advisable then to ask if Atlantis is a genuine or a fabricated myth.” The word myth is slippery because it has multiple meanings.

Researchers examining crystals on the Greek island of Santorni – which 3,600 years ago saw a cataclysmic volcanic eruption that is thought to inspired the story of Atlantis – have found a ...

Don't know much about history or mythology? Well, neither does BBC America, but it doesn't really matter with regard to its new fantasy-adventure series "Atlantis," premiering Saturday. This is a ...