In the late 1800s, a politician named Ignatius Donnelly wrote a book entitled Atlantis, the Antediluvian World. Donnelly strongly believed that Plato’s description of Atlantis was historical fact, not fiction. In this book, Donnelly claimed to use his expertise in zoology and geology to locate Atlantis. According to him, it could be found west of the Strait of Gibraltar, in the Azores Islands. He believed these islands were actually the peaks of the mountains described by Plato and the myth.

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What theme is best revealed by this conflict? a.)with cooperation, crews can defeat the gods. b.)dangerous ocean travel claims many lives. c.)rest is required for all who work hard. d.)people must respect the wrath of the gods. read the excerpt from part 1 of the odyssey. now zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships and driving veils of the squall moved down like night on land and sea. the bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed outstrips in the big wind. we saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore.