Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 1
PLATO'S HISTORY OF ATLANTIS.
A HISTÓRIA DE ATLÂNTIDA DE PLATÃO.
Plato has preserved for us the history of Atlantis.
Platão preservou para nós a história de Atlântida.
If our views are correct, it is one of the most valuable records which have come down to us from antiquity.
Se nossas opiniões estiverem corretas, é um dos registros mais valiosos que nos chegaram da antiguidade.
Plato lived 400 years before the birth of Christ.
Platão viveu 400 anos antes do nascimento de Cristo.
His ancestor, Solon, was the great law-giver of Athens 600 years before the Christian era.
Seu ancestral, Sólon, foi o grande legislador de Atenas 600 anos antes da era cristã.
Solon visited Egypt.
Sólon visitou o Egito.
Plutarch says, "Solon attempted in verse a large description, or rather fabulous account of the Atlantic Island, which he had learned from the wise men of Sais, and which particularly concerned the Athenians; but by reason of his age, not want of leisure (as Plato would have it), he was apprehensive the work would be too much for him, and therefore did not go through with it.
Plutarco diz: "Sólon tentou em verso uma longa descrição, ou antes uma fabulosa narrativa da Ilha Atlântica, que havia aprendido com os sábios de Saís, e que dizia respeito particularmente aos atenienses; mas por causa de sua idade, não por falta de tempo livre (como Platão queria), ele temia que a obra fosse grande demais para ele, e por isso não a concluiu.
These verses are a proof that business was not the hinderance:
Estes versos são uma prova de que os negócios não foram o impedimento:
'I grow in learning as I grow in age.'
'Cresço no saber à medida que cresço em idade.'
And again:
E ainda:
'Wine, wit, and beauty still their charms bestow, Light all the shades of life, and cheer us as we go.'
'O vinho, o engenho e a beleza ainda nos brindam com seus encantos, Iluminam todas as sombras da vida e nos alegram ao longo do caminho.'
"Plato, ambitious to cultivate and adorn the subject of the Atlantic Island, as a delightful spot in some fair field unoccupied, to which also he had some claim by reason of his being related to Solon, laid out magnificent courts and enclosures, and erected a grand entrance to it, such as no other story, fable, or Poem ever had.
"Platão, ambicioso por cultivar e adornar o tema da Ilha Atlântica, como um lugar encantador em algum belo campo desocupado, ao qual também tinha algum direito por ser parente de Sólon, dispôs magníficos pátios e cercados, e erigiu uma grande entrada para ele, tal como nenhuma outra história, fábula ou Poema jamais teve.
Vocabulary
- HISTÓRIA
- is-TÓ-ri-a — Story or history; narrative of past events
- ATLÂNTIDA
- at-LÂN-ti-da — Atlantis; legendary sunken island civilization
- PLATÃO
- pla-TÃO — Plato; ancient Greek philosopher and writer
- preservou
- pre-zer-VOU — Preserved; kept safe for future generations
- história
- is-TÓ-ri-a — Story or history; account of past events
- Atlântida
- at-LÂN-ti-da — Atlantis; mythical sunken Atlantic island
- opiniões
- o-pi-ni-ÕES — Opinions; personal views or judgments on something
- estiverem
- es-ti-VE-rem — Are (future subjunctive); if they happen to be
- corretas
- co-RRE-tas — Correct; accurate or right, feminine plural form
- registros
- re-JÍIS-tros — Records; written accounts preserved from the past
- valiosos
- va-li-O-sos — Valuable; of great worth or importance
- chegaram
- che-GA-ram — Arrived; came down to us from the past
- antiguidade
- an-ti-gwi-DA-de — Antiquity; the ancient past or old era
- viveu
- vi-VEU — Lived; he or she lived, past tense
- nascimento
- nas-si-MEN-to — Birth; the moment of being born
- Cristo
- CRIS-to — Christ; referring to Jesus Christ historically
- ancestral
- an-ses-TRAL — Ancestor; person from whom one is descended
- Sólon
- SÓ-lon — Solon; ancient Athenian statesman and lawmaker
- legislador
- le-jis-la-DOR — Lawmaker; person who creates or enacts laws
- Atenas
- a-TE-nas — Athens; ancient and modern capital city of Greece
- era
- E-ra — Era or was; period of time or imperfect tense
- cristã
- cris-TÃ — Christian; relating to Christianity, feminine form
- visitou
- vi-zi-TOU — Visited; traveled to a place in the past
- Egito
- e-JÍ-to — Egypt; ancient North African country and civilization
- Plutarco
- plu-TAR-co — Plutarch; ancient Greek-Roman biographer and essayist
- tentou
- ten-TOU — Tried or attempted; made an effort to do
- verso
- VER-so — Verse; line or stanza of poetry
- descrição
- des-cri-SÃO — Description; detailed account or portrayal of something
- fabulosa
- fa-bu-LO-za — Fabulous or legendary; relating to fable or myth
- narrativa
- na-rra-TÍ-va — Narrative; story or account told in sequence
- Ilha
- Í-lha — Island; land mass surrounded by water
- Atlântica
- at-LÂN-ti-ca — Atlantic; relating to the Atlantic Ocean
- aprendido
- a-pren-DÍ-do — Learned; past participle of aprender, acquired knowledge
- sábios
- SÁ-bi-os — Wise men or sages; learned and wise persons
- Saís
- sa-ÍS — Sais; ancient Egyptian city known for its priests
- dizia
- di-ZÍ-a — Said or was saying; imperfect tense of dizer
- respeito
- res-PEI-to — Respect or regard; also used in phrase dizer respeito
- particularmente
- par-ti-cu-lar-MEN-te — Particularly; especially or in a specific manner
- atenienses
- a-te-ni-EN-ses — Athenians; people from the city of Athens
- causa
- CAU-za — Cause or reason; what brings about an effect
- idade
- i-DA-de — Age; the number of years someone has lived
- falta
- FAL-ta — Lack; absence of something needed or desired
- tempo
- TEM-po — Time or weather; duration or meteorological condition
- livre
- LÍ-vre — Free; unoccupied, at liberty, or without cost
- queria
- ke-RÍ-a — Wanted; imperfect tense of querer, past desire
- temia
- te-MÍ-a — Feared; imperfect tense of temer, past fear
- obra
- Ó-bra — Work; a creative or literary production
- fosse
- FÓS-se — Were; past subjunctive of ser, hypothetical state
- demais
- de-MAIS — Too much; excessively or beyond the right amount
- concluiu
- con-clu-IU — Concluded or finished; brought something to an end
- versos
- VER-sos — Verses; lines or stanzas of a poem
- prova
- PRÓ-va — Proof or evidence; demonstration of a truth
- negócios
- ne-GÓ-si-os — Business or affairs; commercial or personal matters
- impedimento
- im-pe-di-MEN-to — Impediment; obstacle that prevents progress or action
- Cresço
- CRES-so — I grow; first person singular present of crescer
- saber
- sa-BER — Knowledge or to know; wisdom acquired over time
- medida
- me-DÍ-da — Measure; degree or extent; also as à medida que
- cresço
- CRES-so — I grow; first person singular present of crescer
- vinho
- VÍ-nho — Wine; alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes
- engenho
- en-JE-nho — Wit or ingenuity; cleverness or creative intelligence
- beleza
- be-LE-za — Beauty; the quality of being visually pleasing
- brindam
- BRIN-dam — Toast or offer; they present or dedicate something
- encantos
- en-CAN-tos — Charms or enchantments; delightful attractive qualities
- Iluminam
- i-lu-MÍ-nam — They illuminate; shed light on or brighten something
- sombras
- SOM-bras — Shadows or shades; dark areas without light
- vida
- VÍ-da — Life; the state of being alive
- alegram
- a-LE-gram — They cheer or gladden; make someone feel happy
- caminho
- ca-MÍ-nho — Path or road; route taken toward a destination
- ambicioso
- am-bi-si-O-so — Ambitious; having strong desire for achievement or success
- cultivar
- cul-ti-VAR — To cultivate; to develop or nurture something carefully
- adornar
- a-dor-NAR — To adorn; to decorate or embellish something
- tema
- TE-ma — Theme or topic; central subject of a work
- lugar
- lu-GAR — Place or location; a specific spot or area
- encantador
- en-can-ta-DOR — Enchanting or charming; delightfully attractive or pleasing
- belo
- BE-lo — Beautiful; of pleasing appearance, masculine adjective
- campo
- CAM-po — Field or countryside; open rural or natural area
- desocupado
- de-zo-cu-PA-do — Unoccupied or vacant; free from use or inhabitants
- direito
- di-REI-to — Right or law; entitlement or the legal system
- parente
- pa-REN-te — Relative; person related by family or blood
- dispôs
- dis-PÔS — Arranged or disposed; set things in order, past tense
- magníficos
- mag-NÍ-fi-cos — Magnificent; splendid or impressively grand
- pátios
- PÁ-ti-os — Courtyards or patios; open areas within a building
- cercados
- ser-CA-dos — Surrounded or enclosed; fenced or bounded on all sides
- erigiu
- e-ri-JIU — Erected; built or raised a structure in the past
- entrada
- en-TRA-da — Entrance; the way into a building or place
- tal
- tal — Such; of that kind or degree, demonstrative adjective
- nenhuma
- ne-NHOO-ma — No or none; feminine negative indefinite adjective
- fábula
- FÁ-bu-la — Fable; short story conveying a moral lesson
- Poema
- po-E-ma — Poem; literary work written in verse form
- jamais
- ja-MAIS — Never or ever; strong negation, stronger than nunca
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