Atlantis Wasn't the First - What 5 Ancient Texts Say Vanished Before It

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What if Atlantis wasn’t the first lost world people wrote about?

Explore five ancient texts that tell of vanished lands and lost cities: Plato’s Timaeus and Critias, the Egyptian Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor, the Vendidad, Lebor Gabála Érenn, and the commentary on the Iraiyanar Akapporul. From a serpent-king’s sinking island to the sea-swallowed Sangam cities, discover what these stories actually say—and why they still intrigue us.

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Sources: - Timaeus and Critias — Plato, translated by Desmond Lee - Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms — Miriam Lichtheim (includes “The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor”) - The Zend-Avesta, Part I: The Vendidad — translated by James Darmesteter - Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland — edited and translated by R. A. S. Macalister - The Study of Stolen Love: A Translation of Kaḷaviyal eṉṟa Iṟaiyaṉār Akapporuḷ with Commentary by Nakkīraṉār — David C. Buck and K. Paramasivam

00:00 Introduction 02:50 Item 1: Plato's Timaeus and Critias: The Priests' Many Destructions 09:35 Item 1: Plato's Timaeus and Critias: The Priests' Many Destructions (Part 2) 16:21 Item 1: Plato's Timaeus and Critias: The Priests' Many Destructions (Part 3) 23:58 Item 1: Plato's Timaeus and Critias: The Priests' Many Destructions (Part 4) 31:25 Item 2: The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor: The Serpent-King's Island 38:55 Item 2: The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor: The Serpent-King's Island (Part 2) 46:12 Item 2: The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor: The Serpent-King's Island (Part 3) 52:53 Item 2: The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor: The Serpent-King's Island (Part 4) 59:21 Item 3: Vendidad, Fargard 1: Airyanem Vaejah 1:07:31 Item 3: Vendidad, Fargard 1: Airyanem Vaejah (Part 2) 1:15:17 Item 3: Vendidad, Fargard 1: Airyanem Vaejah (Part 3) 1:22:37 Item 3: Vendidad, Fargard 1: Airyanem Vaejah (Part 4) 1:29:51 Item 4: Lebor Gabála Érenn: Cessair's Lost Company 1:36:39 Item 4: Lebor Gabála Érenn: Cessair's Lost Company (Part 2) 1:43:59 Item 4: Lebor Gabála Érenn: Cessair's Lost Company (Part 3) 1:50:48 Item 4: Lebor Gabála Érenn: Cessair's Lost Company (Part 4) 1:57:58 Item 5: Iraiyanar Akapporul Commentary: The Lost Sangam Cities 2:05:26 Item 5: Iraiyanar Akapporul Commentary: The Lost Sangam Cities (Part 2) 2:13:06 Item 5: Iraiyanar Akapporul Commentary: The Lost Sangam Cities (Part 3) 2:20:17 Item 5: Iraiyanar Akapporul Commentary: The Lost Sangam Cities (Part 4) 2:27:42 Conclusion

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