Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 2
That the mythology of Egypt and Peru represented the original religion of Atlantis, which was sun-worship.
Que la mythologie de l'Égypte et du Pérou représentait la religion originelle de l'Atlantide, qui était le culte du soleil.
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. Que la plus ancienne colonie fondée par les Atlantes se trouvait probablement en Égypte, dont la civilisation était une reproduction de celle de l'île atlantique.
9. That the implements of the "Bronze Age" of Europe were derived from Atlantis. The Atlanteans were also the first manufacturers of iron.
9. Que les outils de l'« Âge du Bronze » en Europe provenaient de l'Atlantide. Les Atlantes furent également les premiers fabricants de fer.
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. Que l'alphabet phénicien, ancêtre de tous les alphabets européens, dérivait d'un alphabet atlante, qui fut également transmis de l'Atlantide aux Mayas d'Amérique centrale.
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. Que l'Atlantide fut le berceau originel de la famille des nations aryennes ou indo-européennes, ainsi que des peuples sémitiques, et peut-être aussi des races touraniennes.
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. Que l'Atlantide périt dans une terrible convulsion de la nature, au cours de laquelle toute l'île s'engloutit dans l'océan, emportant avec elle la quasi-totalité de ses habitants.
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. Que quelques personnes s'échappèrent sur des navires et des radeaux, et portèrent aux nations de l'est et de l'ouest la nouvelle de l'épouvantable catastrophe, laquelle a survécu jusqu'à notre époque dans les légendes du Déluge et de l'Inondation des différentes nations de l'Ancien et du Nouveau Monde.
Vocabulary
- Que
- That, which, what (relative/interrogative pronoun)
- la
- The (definite article, feminine singular)
- mythologie
- Mythology; collection of myths and legends
- de
- Of, from (preposition indicating possession or origin)
- Égypte
- Egypt; North African country with ancient civilization
- et
- And (conjunction connecting words or clauses)
- du
- Of the, from the (contraction of de + le)
- Pérou
- Peru; South American country, home of Incas
- représentait
- Represented; depicted or symbolized in art or thought
- religion
- Religion; system of faith and worship
- originelle
- Original; primitive or earliest in time or form
- Atlantide
- Atlantis; legendary lost island civilization from Plato
- qui
- Who, which, that (relative pronoun)
- était
- Was; past tense of être in third person
- le
- The (definite article, masculine singular)
- culte
- Cult, worship; religious veneration or devotion
- soleil
- Sun; central star of our solar system
- plus
- More, most; used for comparisons or emphasis
- ancienne
- Ancient, old; from a distant historical period
- colonie
- Colony; settlement established by distant parent state
- fondée
- Founded; established or created as beginning
- par
- By; preposition indicating agent or means
- les
- The (definite article, plural)
- se
- Oneself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- trouvait
- Found, was located; past tense of trouver
- probablement
- Probably; likely or presumably based on evidence
- en
- In, on, within (preposition); also pronoun
- dont
- Of which, whose (relative pronoun for possession)
- civilisation
- Civilization; advanced state of human social development
- une
- A, an (indefinite article, feminine singular)
- reproduction
- Reproduction; copy or representation of original thing
- celle
- That one; demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular
- île
- Island; land surrounded by water on all sides
- atlantique
- Atlantic; relating to Atlantic Ocean or region
- outils
- Tools; implements used for specific work tasks
- Âge
- Age, era; period of history defined by characteristics
- Bronze
- Bronze; metal alloy of copper and tin
- Europe
- Europe; continent between Atlantic and Asia
- provenaient
- Came from, originated; past tense of provenir
- Les
- The (definite article, plural)
- furent
- Were; past tense of être, third person plural
- également
- Also, equally; likewise or in same manner
- premiers
- First; earliest in time or order of sequence
- fabricants
- Manufacturers, makers; people who produce goods
- fer
- Iron; metallic element used in many applications
- alphabet
- Alphabet; set of letters representing language sounds
- ancêtre
- Ancestor; forebear or earlier member of family
- tous
- All; entire collection or every one included
- alphabets
- Alphabets; plural of alphabet, writing systems
- européens
- European; relating to Europe or its people
- dérivait
- Derived; came from as source or origin
- un
- A, an (indefinite article, masculine singular)
- fut
- Was; past tense of être, third person singular
- transmis
- Transmitted, passed on; communicated from one to another
- aux
- To the, at the (contraction of à + les)
- Amérique
- America; continents in Western Hemisphere
- centrale
- Central; in the middle or at center
- berceau
- Cradle, birthplace; place of origin or development
- originel
- Original; relating to the beginning or origin
- famille
- Family; group of related persons or things
- nations
- Nations; large groups of people with shared government
- ou
- Or; conjunction indicating alternative choices
- ainsi
- Thus, so; in this manner or way
- peuples
- Peoples; groups of persons sharing culture or territory
- peut-être
- Perhaps, maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty
- aussi
- Also, too; in addition or as well
- races
- Races; groups distinguished by inherited characteristics
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