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Atlantis: Where Aquaman Takes His Swimming Lessons

Season 2, Ep. 42

This week, Liz and Dakota look back at the history of the lost city of Atlantis, and how this myth has had a huge influence on new age beliefs and the Nazis.


Episode Notes


https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/where-is-the-lost-city-of-atlantis-and-does-it-even-exist

https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Earth_from_Space_Strait_of_Gibraltar#:~:text=The%20Strait%20of%20Gibraltar%20connects,and%20Point%20Cires%20(Morocco).

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Atlantis-legendary-island

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/atlantis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy

https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/holocaust-remembrance-day/2019-01-24/ty-article/.premium/the-dark-link-between-nazis-and-atlantis/0000017f-f737-d5bd-a17f-f73fa29d0000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/atlantis

https://www.history.com/news/top-6-theories-about-atlantis

https://www.livescience.com/23217-lost-city-of-atlantis.html


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