Please note that this page is a work in progress. See Atlantis (Disambiguation) for more information.
History
Namor stated that Atlantis was the first human civilization on Earth.[2] It is unknown if the that statement was an error, ignoring both 500,000 BC Lemuria and 100,000 BC Thuria, or if a more ancient civilization of Atlantis existed.
Pre-Cataclysmic Age
In ancient times, the chieftain Gandaro of the Spear raided the coast of Valusia.[3] A legend of the Sea-Mountain Tribe of Atlantis told that Atlanteans once ambushed a Valusian king. As Gandaro of the Spear slew him, he reverted in his true form of a Serpent-Man.[4]
Over twenty-two thousand years ago (at the time of the Seven Empires started to decline), the isle of Atlantis was a wilderness, with no true rulership, but barely tamed by barbarians.
Circa 19,500 BC, Atlanteans started to spread on the mainland as mercenaries in the religious and political feuds existing between the greater powers.
By 19,000 BC, Atlantis was the seat of a minor empire based on trade and crafts, whose fortunes fluctuated over the next centuries.
Circa 18,500 BC,[5] Kull,[citation needed] an Atlantean warrior[5] of the Sea-Mountain tribe[citation needed] rose as the Tiger King of the City of Wonders[5] and of Valusia.[5]
Great Cataclysm
Hyborian Age
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Some Atlantean refugees scattered on surviving islands, including Antillia, Avalon, Mayapan, Opar, Ptahuacan, Ruta and Zothique, and on what would became the European continent.[5]
Circa 8,000 BC, the Post-Hyborian Cataclysm virtually erased evidence of the existence of society developed on the surviving islands.[5]
...[10]
Modern Age
The continent was re-surfaced by Morgan le Fay.[11] Through her machinations, much of the nation of modern Atlantis was destroyed with its Homo mermanus residents exposed to the open air. The Inhumans' city of Attilan was relocated here and the Royal Family claimed hereditary rights to the land.[12] The island was later sunk through the actions of the Inhumans to protect themselves from human invaders and return the land to the Atlanteans.[13]
Residents
Notes
- Atlantis is a fictional island mentioned in Plato's works "Timaeus" and "Critias".
- Atlantis was mentioned in Cthulhu Mythos tales such as "The Hounds of Tindalos" by Frank Belnap Long or "Haunter of the Dark" by H.P. Lovecraft.
See Also
- 59 Appearances of Atlantis (Empire)
- 6 Minor Appearances of Atlantis (Empire)
- 60 Media Atlantis (Empire) was Mentioned in
- 6 Images featuring Atlantis (Empire)
- Location Gallery: Atlantis (Empire)
- 3 locations in Atlantis (Empire)
Links and References
Footnotes
- ↑ Kull the Destroyer #17
- ↑ Avengers Vol 8 #9
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #14; A Kull Glossary, Gandaro of the Spear's entry
- ↑ Kull the Conqueror #2
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #1; Atlantis' entry
- ↑ Conan the Barbarian Annual #7 / Marvel Graphic Novel #42, Part I: Red Shadows and Black Kraken!
- ↑ Marvel Graphic Novel #42: Conan of the Isles, Part II: Dragons from an Unknown Sea!
- ↑ Marvel Graphic Novel #42: Conan of the Isles, Part III: Gods of Light and Darkness!
- ↑ Conan the Savage #10; The Necromancers of Na'at
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #39; Moon of the Skulls Parts Three and Four
- ↑ Namor the Sub-Mariner #62
- ↑ Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising #1-2
- ↑ Inhumans Vol 2 #12
