Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 2
That the mythology of Egypt and Peru represented the original religion of Atlantis, which was sun-worship.
Che la mitologia dell'Egitto e del Perù rappresentava la religione originale di Atlantide, che era il culto del sole.
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. Che la colonia più antica formata dagli Atlantidei si trovava probabilmente in Egitto, la cui civiltà era una riproduzione di quella dell'isola atlantica.
9. That the implements of the "Bronze Age" of Europe were derived from Atlantis. The Atlanteans were also the first manufacturers of iron.
9. Che gli strumenti dell'"Età del Bronzo" dell'Europa derivavano da Atlantide. Gli Atlantidei furono anche i primi produttori di ferro.
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. Che l'alfabeto fenicio, progenitore di tutti gli alfabeti europei, derivava da un alfabeto di Atlantide, che fu anche trasmesso da Atlantide ai Maya dell'America 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. Che Atlantide era la sede originale della famiglia ariana o indo-europea delle nazioni, così come dei popoli semitici, e forse anche delle razze turaniche.
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. Che Atlantide perì in una terribile convulsione della natura, nella quale l'intera isola sprofondò nell'oceano, con quasi tutti i suoi abitanti.
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. Che alcune persone fuggirono su navi e su zattere, e portarono alle nazioni a est e a ovest le notizie della spaventosa catastrofe, che è sopravvissuta fino ai nostri giorni nelle leggende del Diluvio e dell'Alluvione delle diverse nazioni del vecchio e del nuovo mondo.
Vocabulary
- Che
- Relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- la
- Definite article 'the' (feminine singular)
- mitologia
- Mythology; system of myths and legends
- Egitto
- Egypt; ancient civilization in northeast Africa
- Perù
- Peru; South American country
- rappresentava
- Represented; depicted or symbolized something
- religione
- Religion; system of faith and worship
- originale
- Original; first or earliest of its kind
- di
- Preposition indicating possession or origin
- Atlantide
- Atlantis; legendary sunken island civilization
- era
- Was; past tense of 'essere' (to be)
- il
- Definite article 'the' (masculine singular)
- culto
- Cult; religious worship or devotion practice
- sole
- Sun; celestial body providing light and heat
- colonia
- Colony; settlement established by distant parent state
- più
- More; greater quantity or degree
- antica
- Ancient; very old or from long ago
- formata
- Formed; created or established something
- Atlantidei
- Atlanteans; inhabitants of the island Atlantis
- si
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself or itself
- trovava
- Found; was located or situated somewhere
- probabilmente
- Probably; likely or in all likelihood
- in
- Preposition indicating location or position
- cui
- Which or whom; relative pronoun
- civiltà
- Civilization; advanced human society and culture
- una
- A or one (feminine article)
- riproduzione
- Reproduction; copy or imitation of original
- quella
- That one; demonstrative pronoun (feminine)
- isola
- Island; land surrounded by water
- atlantica
- Atlantic; relating to Atlantic Ocean
- gli
- To him or to them; indirect object pronoun
- strumenti
- Instruments; tools or implements for work
- Età
- Age; period of time in history
- Bronzo
- Bronze; alloy of copper and tin
- Europa
- Europe; continent between Atlantic and Asia
- derivavano
- Derived; originated or came from source
- da
- Preposition indicating origin or direction
- Gli
- The (masculine plural); or to them
- furono
- Were; past tense plural of 'essere'
- anche
- Also; in addition or as well
- primi
- First; earliest or before others
- produttori
- Producers; those who make or create
- ferro
- Iron; metallic element and material
- alfabeto
- Alphabet; set of letters in sequence
- fenicio
- Phoenician; relating to ancient Phoenicia civilization
- progenitore
- Progenitor; ancestor or originator of lineage
- tutti
- All; every one without exception
- alfabeti
- Alphabets; plural of alphabet
- europei
- European; relating to Europe or Europeans
- un
- A or one (masculine article)
- fu
- Was; past tense singular of 'essere'
- trasmesso
- Transmitted; passed or conveyed to others
- Maya
- Maya; Mesoamerican civilization of pre-Columbian Americas
- America
- America; continent in Western Hemisphere
- Centrale
- Central; in the middle or center
- sede
- Seat; headquarters or center of activity
- famiglia
- Family; group of related persons
- ariana
- Aryan; relating to Indo-European peoples
- indo-europea
- Indo-European; relating to language family
- nazioni
- Nations; countries or large organized groups
- così
- So; in this manner or way
- come
- As; in the same way that
- popoli
- Peoples; groups of persons sharing culture
- semitici
- Semitic; relating to Semitic peoples and languages
- forse
- Perhaps; possibly or maybe
- razze
- Races; distinct human groups or varieties
- turaniche
- Turanian; relating to Central Asian peoples
- perì
- Perished; died or was destroyed completely
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