From: clayton stirling bartholomew (c.s.bartholomew@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Sun Aug 15 1999 - 17:20:05 EDT
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>From: "clayton stirling bartholomew" <c.s.bartholomew@worldnet.att.net>
>To: Biblical Greek <b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
>Subject: Plato Timaeus (off topic)
>Date: Sun, Aug 15, 1999, 2:04 PM
>
> Cyrus Gordon, in Before Columbus (Crown, 1970, page108) says that Plato
> in Timaeus makes reference to a continent that seals off the Ocean to
> the west (America). Gordon does not give a reference in Timaeus so I am
> having difficulty finding it. I tried looking up HPEIROS in LSJ to see
> if there was a citation in Timaeus. This didn't produce anything.
>
> Anyone have an idea what this reference might be?
>
> I will go play with Persus and see what I find but I don't have much to
> go on.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Clay
>
OK, It looks like I found it (Whew!) Timaeus 24e-25a.
it was possible for the travellers of that time to cross from it to the
other islands, and from the islands to the whole of the continent [25a]
over against them which encompasses that veritable ocean.
Any theories on what Plato is talking about here? Not Atlantis, but this
other continent?
Clay
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