Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 2
But, as he began it late, he ended his life before the work, so that the more the reader is delighted with the part that is written, the more regret he has to find it unfinished."
Da er es jedoch spät begann, beendete er sein Leben vor dem Werk, sodass der Leser, je mehr er an dem geschriebenen Teil Gefallen findet, desto mehr bedauert, es unvollendet vorzufinden."
There can be no question that Solon visited Egypt.
Es steht außer Frage, dass Solon Ägypten besucht hat.
The causes of his departure from Athens, for a period of ten years, are fully explained by Plutarch.
Die Gründe für seine Abreise aus Athen, für einen Zeitraum von zehn Jahren, werden von Plutarch vollständig erklärt.
He dwelt, he tells us,
Er lebte, so berichtet er uns,
"On the Canopian shore, by Nile's deep mouth."
„Am kanopischen Ufer, an des Nils tiefem Mund."
There he conversed upon points of philosophy and history with the most learned of the Egyptian priests.
Dort unterhielt er sich über Fragen der Philosophie und Geschichte mit den gelehrtesten der ägyptischen Priester.
He was a man of extraordinary force and penetration of mind, as his laws and his sayings, which have been preserved to us, testify.
Er war ein Mann von außerordentlicher Geisteskraft und Scharfsinn, wie seine Gesetze und seine Aussprüche, die uns überliefert worden sind, bezeugen.
There is no improbability in the statement that he commenced in verse a history and description of Atlantis, which he left unfinished at his death;
Es ist keineswegs unwahrscheinlich, dass er in Versen eine Geschichte und Beschreibung von Atlantis begann, die er bei seinem Tod unvollendet hinterließ;
and it requires no great stretch of the imagination to believe that this manuscript reached the hands of his successor and descendant, Plato;
und es bedarf keiner großen Vorstellungskraft zu glauben, dass dieses Manuskript in die Hände seines Nachfolgers und Nachkommen Platon gelangte;
a scholar, thinker, and historian like himself, and, like himself, one of the profoundest minds of the ancient world.
eines Gelehrten, Denkers und Historikers wie er selbst, und wie er selbst einer der tiefgründigsten Geister der antiken Welt.
Vocabulary
- Da
- Since, because, or at that point in time
- er
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- es
- Third person singular neuter pronoun meaning 'it'
- jedoch
- However; used to introduce a contrasting statement
- spät
- Late; occurring after the expected or usual time
- begann
- Past tense of 'beginnen'; started or commenced something
- beendete
- Past tense of 'beenden'; finished or concluded something
- sein
- To be; also possessive pronoun meaning 'his' or 'its'
- Leben
- Life; the existence of a living person or organism
- vor
- Before; in front of; indicates position or time precedence
- dem
- Dative definite article meaning 'the' for masculine/neuter nouns
- Werk
- Work; a literary, artistic, or creative production
- sodass
- So that; introduces a result or consequence clause
- der
- Definite article 'the' for masculine nouns in nominative case
- Leser
- Reader; a person who reads a text or book
- je
- Ever; the more; used in comparative correlative constructions
- mehr
- More; a greater amount or degree of something
- an
- At, on, to; a preposition indicating position or direction
- geschriebenen
- Written; past participle of 'schreiben' used as adjective
- Teil
- Part; a portion or section of a larger whole
- Gefallen
- Pleasure, liking; finding something appealing or enjoyable
- findet
- Finds; third person singular present of 'finden'
- desto
- The more; used in correlative comparative constructions with 'je'
- bedauert
- Regrets; feels sorry about something unfortunate
- unvollendet
- Unfinished; not completed or brought to a conclusion
- vorzufinden
- To find; to encounter something in a particular state
- Es
- It; neuter third person singular pronoun
- steht
- Stands; third person singular present of 'stehen'
- außer
- Outside of; except for; beyond a boundary or limit
- Frage
- Question; an inquiry or matter under discussion
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause
- Ägypten
- Egypt; country in northeastern Africa along the Nile
- besucht
- Visited; past participle of 'besuchen', to visit
- hat
- Has; auxiliary verb used in present perfect constructions
- Die
- The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- Gründe
- Reasons; plural of 'Grund', causes or motivations
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose, benefit, or reason
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun for masculine or neuter subject
- Abreise
- Departure; the act of leaving or traveling away
- aus
- From, out of; indicates origin or direction away from
- einen
- A/an; indefinite article accusative masculine form
- Zeitraum
- Period of time; a defined span or duration
- von
- Of, from, by; preposition indicating origin or possession
- zehn
- Ten; the cardinal number between nine and eleven
- Jahren
- Years; dative plural of 'Jahr', a twelve-month period
- werden
- Will become; auxiliary verb for future or passive constructions
- vollständig
- Completely, fully; in a thorough and entire manner
- erklärt
- Explained; past participle of 'erklären', to explain
- Er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- lebte
- Lived; simple past of 'leben', to live or reside
- so
- So, thus; in this way or to such a degree
- berichtet
- Reports; narrates or gives an account of events
- uns
- Us; first person plural accusative or dative pronoun
- Am
- At the, on the; contraction of 'an dem'
- Ufer
- Shore, bank; the edge of a river, lake, or sea
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article for masculine/neuter nouns
- tiefem
- Deep; dative form of adjective 'tief', profound or low
- Mund
- Mouth; opening of a river or a person's mouth
- Dort
- There; at or in that place previously mentioned
- unterhielt
- Conversed, entertained; past tense of 'sich unterhalten'
- sich
- Himself/herself/itself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- über
- About, over, above; preposition indicating topic or position
- Fragen
- Questions; plural of 'Frage', matters or inquiries
- Philosophie
- Philosophy; the study of knowledge, existence, and ethics
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
- Geschichte
- History or story; the study of past events
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- den
- The; definite article dative plural or accusative masculine
- gelehrtesten
- Most learned; superlative of 'gelehrt', highly educated
- ägyptischen
- Egyptian; adjective relating to Egypt in declined form
- Priester
- Priest; a religious official performing sacred duties
- war
- Was; simple past of 'sein', indicating past state
- ein
- A, an; indefinite article for nouns in German
- Mann
- Man; an adult male human being
- außerordentlicher
- Extraordinary; of an exceptional or remarkable degree
- Geisteskraft
- Mental power; intellectual strength and capacity of mind
- Scharfsinn
- Acuity, shrewdness; keen mental perception and insight
- wie
- As, how, like; used for comparison or manner
- Gesetze
- Laws; plural of 'Gesetz', legal rules or regulations
- Aussprüche
- Sayings, maxims; plural of notable spoken expressions
- die
- The; definite article for feminine singular or plural nouns
- überliefert
- Handed down, transmitted; passed on through generations
- worden
- Been; past participle of 'werden' used in passive voice
- sind
- Are; third person plural present tense of 'sein'
- bezeugen
- To attest, bear witness; to confirm or prove something
- ist
- Is; third person singular present tense of 'sein'
- keineswegs
- By no means; absolutely not, in no way whatsoever
- unwahrscheinlich
- Unlikely; not probable or expected to happen
- in
- In, into; preposition indicating location or direction
- Versen
- Verses; plural dative of 'Vers', lines of poetry
- eine
- A, an; indefinite article feminine nominative/accusative form
- Beschreibung
- Description; a written or spoken account of something
- bei
- At, near, with; preposition indicating proximity or occasion
- seinem
- His; dative masculine possessive pronoun form
- Tod
- Death; the end of life of a person or creature
- hinterließ
- Left behind; past tense of 'hinterlassen', to bequeath
- bedarf
- Requires, needs; third person singular of 'bedürfen'
- keiner
- No, none; negative genitive pronoun or article form
- großen
- Great, large; inflected adjective form of 'groß'
- Vorstellungskraft
- Imagination; the power to form mental images or ideas
- zu
- To, too, at; preposition or infinitive particle
- glauben
- To believe; to accept something as true or real
- dieses
- This; demonstrative pronoun or article in genitive form
- Manuskript
- Manuscript; a handwritten or typed text before publication
- Hände
- Hands; plural of 'Hand', also means 'into the hands of'
- seines
- His, its; genitive masculine/neuter possessive pronoun form
- Nachfolgers
- Successor; genitive of one who follows or takes over
- Nachkommen
- Descendants; those who come after in family lineage
- gelangte
- Reached, arrived at; past tense of 'gelangen'
- eines
- Of a; indefinite article genitive masculine/neuter form
- Gelehrten
- Scholar; a learned or highly educated person
- Denkers
- Thinker; genitive of 'Denker', one who thinks deeply
- Historikers
- Historian; genitive of one who studies and writes history
- selbst
- Himself, itself, even; emphasizing pronoun or intensifier
- einer
- One of; indefinite article genitive or dative feminine form
- tiefgründigsten
- Most profound; superlative of 'tiefgründig', deeply insightful
- Geister
- Minds, spirits; plural of 'Geist', intellect or spirit
- antiken
- Ancient; inflected adjective referring to classical antiquity
- Welt
- World; the earth or a particular realm of existence
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