Atlantis

Atlantis was a lost island nation of the Aegean sea, about 7.5 miles southeast of the present-day island of Thera. It possessed a great technology and civilization but was eventually sank beneath the waves.

History
According to Sophia Hapgood, the Atlanteans lived in a perpetual serenity and happiness and possessed a technology more advanced than the one of the 20th century, even in 5000 years ago. Bjorn Heimdall believed that spacemen visited Earth and built colonies, like Atlantis.

However according to Nur-Ab-Sal's revelation things were a bit different. The Atlanteans were approached by mysterious horned beings who taught them technology and gave them the secret of the Orichalcum before vanishing as suddenly as they came. The Atlanteans then filled with pride started to feel as gods and conquer the known world. However they watched the waves raised around them and their nation destroyed by disasters. They built an airlock technology around them for protection and decided to 'revive' the horned beings by creating a God machine. Using thieves, slaves and prisoners as experiments they tried to create god-like creatures that would protect the continent.

However all of the experiments failed, and the persons ended up as mutilated horned subhumans. Eventually, the failed experiments were so many that they rebelled and massacred the populace.

Atlantis had many known outposts, such as the Labyrinth on Crete, Thera, Tikal, Moulay Idriss and Iceland. Following its destruction the story fell into legend cemented from mistranslations of Plato's writings leading people to believe the island was actually an impossible continent. However many Atlantean artifacts were uncovered during the Jastro expedition

In 1939, the Nazis – particularly Dr. Hans Ubermann – became obsessed with finding it, use the power of the Orichalcum and the god machine. Meanwhile, Sophia Hapgood, a psychic in New York City, became popular giving lectures about the lost world. Indiana Jones teamed up with her to beat the Nazis to the lost city. During that event, and misuse of the god machine, the ruins of Atlantis collapsed once more.

Description
Atlantis was circular in shape. The city was structurally and politically divided in three concentric circles. The outer ring was for the laymen and contained living quarters, houses and other structures, as well as the airlock entrance. A river stream separated it from the second ring. The central ring led to the center, that contained the god machine

Notable Atlanteans

 * Nur-Ab-Sal - One of the Atlanteans who survived in godlike, or possibly spirit form. Sophia Hapgood was in contact with him, and he eventually possessed her.

Behind the scenes
The location of Atlantis is random in the game, however the comic fixes it down to 'seven and half miles southeast of Thera'.

Real-life theories concerning the location of Atlantis want Crete, Thera, or Azores as the most likely candidates.

Appearances

 * Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
 * Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis comic
 * Into the Great Unknown