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Grecian myths tell of Atlantis, a fabled island with its advanced civilization, which sank into the sea. It is now believed that Atlantis was identical to the island of Santorin (Thira) in the Aegean Sea destroyed by a series of giant volcanic explosions around 1620 BC. The explosion of ancient Thira allegedly generated colossal tidal waves (tsunami), estimated at 30 m height, which raced across the Aegean Sea, and attacked the northern coast of Crete.

The Greek word used to describe volcanoes was etna, or hiera, after Heracles, the son of Zeus. The Roman poet Virgil, in interpreting the Greek mythos, held that the hero Enceladus was buried beneath Etna by the goddess Athena as a punishment for disobeying the gods; the mountain's rumblings were understood as his tormented cries, the flames his breath, and the tremors as his railing against the bars of his prison. Enceladus' brother Mimas was buried beneath Vesuvius by Hephaestus, and the blood of other defeated giants welled up in the Phlegraean Fields surrounding Vesuvius. Any harm caused by natural disasters was thus understood as either a way of how the gods “solved” their mutual problems or their punishment for people's wrongdoings.

Keywords

Volcanic Activity Volcanic Eruption Tectonic Plate Macroseismic Intensity Continental Drift