这一切都起源于希腊哲学家柏拉图,他在自己的《蒂迈和克里提阿斯的对话》中相当详细地描绘了从赫拉克勒斯圆柱向西延伸的大岛——大西洲。这个岛上的阿特兰特人拥有强大的军队,发达的农业,通晓冶金学和文学……这么一来,就给人们形成了一种印象,即大西洲是所有现代文明的发源地。它在“一天一夜”的时间里突然沉到了海底深渊。 It all originated in the Greek philosopher Plato, who portrayed in considerable detail in his Dialogue between Timai and Krittias the Big Island, the great island stretching west from Hercules. The Atlanteans on this island have a strong army, developed agriculture, proficiency in metallurgy and literature... This has created the impression that the greater Western continent is the cradle of all modern civilization. It suddenly sinks to the bottom of the ocean in “day and night” time.