Konstantinos Konstantinidis – Amphiktyon
The Greek world is among the oldest and most influential, having exercised real maritime and cultural influence which it spread throughout the then-known inhabited world. It is also the only civilization that has recorded three great floods: those of Ogyges, Deucalion, and Dardanus.
If a comprehensive international study of Greek civilization across the globe had been undertaken, the truth—now obscured by dogmatic, legalistic, and misguided views—would have been revealed.
Two myths conceal the origins of Hellenism: that the Greeks are autochthonous, and that the Greek invented writing in very ancient times when no other people had yet appeared on the stage of history.
There are many conflicting theories regarding the melting of the glaciers. The most recent is linked to the myth of Atlantis as described by Plato.
This myth is indirectly supported by the melting of the glaciers that covered Northern Europe several millennia ago. Atlantis, according to Plato, was located in the center of the Atlantic Ocean and was connected to or near the American continent. According to existing theory, its presence prevented the Gulf Stream from moving northward and influencing the climate of Northern Europe, which at that time was glacial.
Geologists argue that thousands of years ago, when Atlantis sank, this allowed the Gulf Stream to flow northward toward Northern Europe, the British Isles, Scandinavia, as well as Iceland and Greenland. In recent millennia, glaciers have melted, temperatures have risen, and sea levels have increased in these regions. Particularly along the coasts, ice melting occurred even in Iceland and Greenland, and the United States is preparing to restore navigation through the North Pole.
Without the influence of the Gulf Stream (the “Ocean” of the Orphics), the countries of Northern Europe would have a climate similar to that of Canada (Alaska, etc.) and northernmost America, since they lie at the same latitudes.
If the myth of Atlantis is confirmed by findings and evidence, this would also confirm another myth—that of Aegeis. For with the melting of the ice in Northern Europe, the waters of the Black Sea created the rift of the Bosporus and the Hellespont and flooded the region of Aegeis, which had previously been dry land with lakes and mountains. At that time, the level of the Mediterranean also rose, producing the so-called Flood. These events, of course, did not occur over a short period but over a long span of time.
Only the mountain peaks remained above the water’s surface. Around that same period is dated the first migration of populations from the submerged Aegeis northward in search of pasturelands. It was then that the Mediterranean level likely rose and the strait of Gibraltar (the Pillars of Heracles) was formed.
At that time, the Aegean island populations became seafarers out of necessity for communication, and with their ships began traveling throughout the Aegean, the Mediterranean, and beyond. Perhaps all this upheaval in the Aegean and the Mediterranean was attributed to the action of Pluto, god of the underworld, acting through volcanic eruptions—just as it is said that the volcano of Santorini destroyed the Minoan civilization.
However, there are indications that the flooding of Aegeis was due to the melting of the ice in Northern Europe.
This view is supported by the fact that the northward progression of the warm waters of the Gulf Stream continues even today, reaching increasingly northern regions. Through its influence, winters in the far northern regions of Greenland and Iceland have become milder.
According to reports, findings discovered in Bermuda—mentioned in the book Atlantis by the American author Ern. Mertz—may belong to the sunken Atlantis, located on the seabed near Bermuda and the islands of Andros, the Bahamas, and Bimini. There appear extensive ancient structures, even of Greek influence and style, as well as certain artifacts, such as a large jar of Cretan craftsmanship with double axes.
With modern technology, it is now possible to explore even the greatest depths and bring to the surface whatever may exist. If the sinking of Atlantis truly occurred, it did not happen in a single night but over centuries—though myth has recorded it as an instantaneous event over time.
Perhaps one day, the Truth will shine.
(23/4/26)
Amphiktyon A – Retired Major General Konstantinos Konstantinidis
Author, Member of the Society of Greek Writers
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