The myth about Atlantis.

The origins of this myth we can find in Plato´s dialogues Timaeus and Kritias. The state of Atlantis was a kingdom of two islands - Meison (Bigger One) and Elasson (Smaller One). This kingdom was formed by ten city-states. Plato describes in Kritias two of this cities - Metropolis (probably the island of Strongyli, present Santorini) and Vasiliki Politeia (probably the island of Crete).
Research works of two archeologists Spyros Marinatos and Nikos Platon convinced the scientists, that mythical Atlantis was -according to Marinatos- the Santorini island and according to Platon the island of Crete.
Both agreed that Atlantis was destroyed by volcanic eruption in 1500 BC. Angelos Galanopulos compares eruption of Santorini´s volcano to the eruption of the volcano of Krakatoa. In case of Krakatoa disappeared approximately 2/3 of this island (33.52 sq.km) at a depth of 200 to 300 metres. In case of Santorini dissapeared 83.52 sq.kilometeres at a depth of 300 to 400 metres.
Upheaval of gigantic water mass (41 875 cubic meteres) caused a massive tsunami. This tsunami were - on Krakatoa 100 m high, on Santorini 210 m high and reached the island of Crete. The eruption of Thera was four times stronger than Krakatoa. During this eruption was destroyed an entire island´s civilization and probably the Minoan civilization in Crete too. A dust from the volcano was found in Egypt too.