10 The Platonic Synthesis

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter iii
2. Contents vi
3. Illustrations vii
4. Preface ix
5. The Enigma of Atlantis 1
6. Plato and the Cast of Characters 31
7. The Historical Aspect of Greek Myth 45
8. Plato and Myth 59
9. The Atlantic Location 79
10. Alternative Sites for Atlantis 97
11. Volcanoes and Thera 115
12. The Excavations on Thera 143
13. Minoan Crete and Atlantis 159
14. The Platonic Synthesis 169
15. The Lure of Atlantis 183
16. Notes 187
17. Selected Bibliography 199
18. Index 205