Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 2
That the mythology of Egypt and Peru represented the original religion of Atlantis, which was sun-worship.
Dass die Mythologie Ägyptens und Perus die ursprüngliche Religion von Atlantis darstellte, die Sonnenverehrung war.
8. That the oldest colony formed by the Atlanteans was probably in Egypt, whose civilization was a reproduction of that of the Atlantic island.
8. Dass die älteste von den Atlantiern gegründete Kolonie wahrscheinlich in Ägypten war, dessen Zivilisation eine Nachbildung jener der atlantischen Insel war.
9. That the implements of the "Bronze Age" of Europe were derived from Atlantis. The Atlanteans were also the first manufacturers of iron.
9. Dass die Werkzeuge der „Bronzezeit" Europas von Atlantis stammten. Die Atlantier waren auch die ersten Hersteller von Eisen.
10. That the Phoenician alphabet, parent of all the European alphabets, was derived from an Atlantis alphabet, which was also conveyed from Atlantis to the Mayas of Central America.
10. Dass das phönizische Alphabet, der Ursprung aller europäischen Alphabete, von einem atlantischen Alphabet abgeleitet wurde, das auch von Atlantis zu den Mayas Mittelamerikas übermittelt wurde.
11. That Atlantis was the original seat of the Aryan or Indo-European family of nations, as well as of the Semitic peoples, and possibly also of the Turanian races.
11. Dass Atlantis der ursprüngliche Sitz der arischen oder indoeuropäischen Völkerfamilie war, ebenso wie der semitischen Völker und möglicherweise auch der turanischen Rassen.
12. That Atlantis perished in a terrible convulsion of nature, in which the whole island sunk into the ocean, with nearly all its inhabitants.
12. Dass Atlantis in einer schrecklichen Naturkatastrophe unterging, bei der die gesamte Insel mit nahezu allen ihren Bewohnern im Ozean versank.
13. That a few persons escaped in ships and on rafts, and, carried to the nations east and west the tidings of the appalling catastrophe, which has survived to our own time in the Flood and Deluge legends of the different nations of the old and new worlds.
13. Dass einige wenige Personen auf Schiffen und Flößen entkamen und den Völkern im Osten und Westen die Kunde von der entsetzlichen Katastrophe überbrachten, die bis in unsere Zeit in den Flut- und Sintflutlegenden der verschiedenen Völker der alten und neuen Welt überlebt hat.
Vocabulary
- Dass
- That; conjunction introducing subordinate clauses.
- die
- The; definite article (feminine singular or plural).
- Mythologie
- Mythology; collection of myths from a culture.
- Ägyptens
- Of Egypt; genitive form of Egypt.
- und
- And; basic conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- Perus
- Of Peru; genitive form of Peru.
- ursprüngliche
- Original; earliest or first in time or sequence.
- Religion
- Religion; system of faith and worship.
- von
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- darstellte
- Represented; past tense of darstellen.
- war
- Was; past tense of sein (to be).
- älteste
- Oldest; superlative form of alt (old).
- den
- The; definite article (accusative masculine or dative plural).
- gegründete
- Founded; past participle of gründen.
- Kolonie
- Colony; settlement established in another territory.
- wahrscheinlich
- Probably; likely or plausible in likelihood.
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or time.
- Ägypten
- Egypt; ancient civilization in northeastern Africa.
- dessen
- Whose; relative pronoun indicating possession.
- Zivilisation
- Civilization; advanced stage of human social development.
- eine
- A, an; indefinite article (feminine singular).
- Nachbildung
- Copy; imitation or reproduction of something.
- jener
- That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
- der
- The; definite article (masculine singular or genitive).
- Insel
- Island; land surrounded by water.
- Werkzeuge
- Tools; implements used to perform work.
- Bronzezeit
- Bronze Age; historical period using bronze tools.
- Europas
- Of Europe; genitive form of Europe.
- stammten
- Originated; past tense of stammen (originate).
- Die
- The; definite article (feminine singular or plural).
- waren
- Were; past tense plural of sein (to be).
- auch
- Also; additionally or likewise in addition.
- ersten
- First; earliest or primary in order.
- Hersteller
- Manufacturers; producers or makers of goods.
- Eisen
- Iron; metallic element used in tools.
- das
- The; definite article (neuter singular or nominative).
- Alphabet
- Alphabet; ordered set of letters or characters.
- Ursprung
- Origin; source or starting point of something.
- aller
- All; every one of a group collectively.
- europäischen
- European; relating to Europe or its peoples.
- Alphabete
- Alphabets; plural of alphabet.
- einem
- A, an; indefinite article (dative masculine).
- abgeleitet
- Derived; obtained or developed from a source.
- wurde
- Was; past tense of werden (become).
- zu
- To; preposition indicating direction or purpose.
- Mittelamerikas
- Of Central America; genitive form of region.
- übermittelt
- Transmitted; conveyed or passed along information.
- Sitz
- Seat; location or headquarters of authority.
- ebenso
- Just as; likewise or equally in manner.
- wie
- How, as; used for comparison or questions.
- Völker
- Peoples; plural of people or folk.
- möglicherweise
- Possibly; perhaps or conceivably in likelihood.
- Rassen
- Races; human populations or ethnic groups.
- einer
- A, an; indefinite article (dative feminine).
- schrecklichen
- Terrible; dreadful or frightening in nature.
- Naturkatastrophe
- Natural disaster; calamity caused by nature.
- unterging
- Perished; past tense of untergehen (sink).
- bei
- At, by, near; preposition indicating proximity.
- gesamte
- Entire; whole or complete in totality.
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
- nahezu
- Nearly; almost or approximately in quantity.
- allen
- All; every one of a group collectively.
- ihren
- Their; possessive pronoun (dative or accusative).
- Bewohnern
- Inhabitants; people living in a place.
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