. . . "Atlantis (Ancient Greek: \u1F08\u03C4\u03BB\u03B1\u03BD\u03C4\u1F76\u03C2 \u03BD\u1FC6\u03C3\u03BF\u03C2, \"island of Atlas\") is a fictional island mentioned within an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias, where it represents the antagonist naval power that besieges \"Ancient Athens\", the pseudo-historic embodiment of Plato's ideal state (see The Republic)."@en . .