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Lost world
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Lost world is a subgenre of the fantasy or science fiction genres that involves the discovery of an unknown Earth civilization and/or lands with creatures thought to be extinct. It began as a subgenre
First Edition Cover of King Solomon's Mines, by H. Rider Haggard considered by some the first lost world narrative.
First Edition Cover of King Solomon's Mines, by H. Rider Haggard considered by some the first lost world narrative.
Atlantis
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Atlantis is a fictional island mentioned in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias as part of an allegory on the hubris of nations. By describing Atlantis as a naval empire from the west that had conquered
Lost world
…number of published lost world narratives, set in every continent, increased significantly. The genre has similar themes to "mythical kingdoms", such as Atlantis and El Dorado. King Solomon's Mines (1885) by H. Rider Haggard is sometimes considered the first lost world narrative. Haggard's novel shaped the form…
A fifteenth-century Latin translation of Plato's Timaeus
A fifteenth-century Latin translation of Plato's Timaeus
The Santorini caldera on 24 June 2022, taken from the International Space Station. From the Minoan eruption event, and the 1964 discovery of Akrotiri
The Santorini caldera on 24 June 2022, taken from the International Space Station. From the Minoan eruption event, and the 1964 discovery of Akrotiri on the island, this location is one of many sites purported to have been the location of Atlantis.
The mid-atlantic ridge in the Atlantic
The mid-atlantic ridge in the Atlantic
A Faroe Islands postage stamp honoring Janus Djurhuus's poem "Atlantis"
A Faroe Islands postage stamp honoring Janus Djurhuus's poem "Atlantis"