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The narrative presents an ancient island civilization at the height of splendor whose shifting morals and elaborate ceremonies foreshadow conflict. Rising tensions with a neighboring land lead to captives, abduction, and open hostilities, while temple rites, a revered silent priest, and a major festival for the sea deity shape public life. Sudden earthquakes and inundations transform political and personal fortunes, producing dramatic rescues and the island’s collapse beneath the waves. The aftermath follows survivors, including a figure named Pyrrha, as rival peoples move toward reconciliation and new domestic unions, closing the story with recovery and the beginnings of peace.

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Title: Poseidon's paradise: the romance of Atlantis

Author: Elizabeth G. Birkmaier

Release date: April 25, 2022 [eBook #67921]

Language: English

Original publication: United States: The Clemens Publishing Co, 1892

Credits: Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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Transcriber’s Note:

The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

Adapted from Ignatius Donnelly’s map of Atlantis, page 47 of the “Atlantis,” by permission of Harper & Brothers. Cleit, Chimo, and Luith are names fictitious.

POSEIDON’S PARADISE
The Romance of Atlantis

BY
ELIZABETH G. BIRKMAIER
SAN FRANCISCO
The Clemens Publishing Co.
415 Montgomery Street
1892.
Copyright, 1892,
By ELIZABETH G. BIRKMAIER.
All Rights Reserved.