Deconstructing Atlantis: What Makes a Myth? Plato’s Allegorical Atlantis (Part 2)

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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So, why is Atlantis *not* a myth?

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0:00.0	I'm Paul Muldin, a poet who over the past several years had the good fortune to spend
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0:25.0	we recorded our conversations.
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