Atlantis,The Lost Empire,Trilogie
based on Novel by Michael Kokkinaris Idas,The Great.
The simplistic rendition of the ‘myth’ of
Atlantis by the American movie industry in the 50’s and 60’s has incited me to
respond with a script of a more complete work of fiction entitled Atlantis,The Lost
Empire(Trilogie) , in which I decipher the
indications that are present in the myths and geotectonic history of America
and the Mediterranean of a world that was suddenly and violently lost about
12500 years ago.
(When 12500 years ago , no far from the western shores of Africa,the island of
Atlantis still existed,the world as we know it today was completely different.
The
southwestern end of Europe with peninsula of Tartisso ‘touched’the
western horn of Africa leaving only a narrow passage through which the
people of Atlantis passed from the Atlantic Ocean with their ships to the
Western Middle World and reached theTyrrinic Sea laying the foundations of
significant colonies in this enclosed body of water along the Europian as well
as the African coast.
The Western
Middle World had as its easternmost boundary the Tyrrinic Peninsula which
stretched to the shores of Africa leaving there only a smallmarrine passageway
where the northwestern tip of Sicily lies today.
Immediately
after that began the Pontus of the Eastern Middle World (today’s Eastern
Mediterranean)dominated by Caftor(Crete),the state of which stretched
south to Nile river delta ant east to the coast of today’s Palestine.
In the
Eastern Pontus of the Middle World,apart from the Cretans,there were also the
Pelasgeans whose state extented from today’s southern Greece and the
Peloponnese to the Aegean Sea and the coast of today’s Asia Minor.
At first,the
Pelasgeans had secured port facilities in Egypt,having a considerable presence
in numerous trading posts and financials centers there. Nevertheless,the naval
superiority of the Cretans limited their influence and forced them to concede
to their domination in the region.
The people
of Atlantis,however,had another way out to the Eastern Pontus of the Middle
World; the interior sea of Tritonas,the bottom of which is today’s Sahara
Desert.
The Tritonas
Sea had two outles;one on the Coast of West Africa and the other in the Region
of the Nile River Delta which Communicated with the Eastern Pontus of the
Middle World. )
Summary
of the Trilogie
So, within the context of this geotectonic
environment and granted the sovereignty of Atlantis in the Western Middle World
but also on the Iberian Peninsula, are born the children of King Eudaimona,
Kouritis and Idas, just a few moments apart, in the capital of Atlantis, Poseidonia.
A few years later, the Counsel of Kings which governs Atlantis is called upon
to approve the election of Kouritis to take the place of his father who
had grown old because… well, simply because he was the first-born, but
not necessarily the most capable.
In order to ensure that the succession remains
uncontested, the Counsel exiles the young Idas beyond the Iberian Peninsula to
Bourdigala (today Bordeaux) where in the past undesirables from Atlantis had
been driven out in the hopes that they would be wiped out by the barbarian
Celts who lived in the area and had mixed with the exiles.
Nonetheless, the young Idas will not only
survive but will persuade the Celtic King Teutatis to give him the means to
make the Counsel of Kings reconsider its decision and charge him with the
conquest of Eastern Pontus of the Middle World where there were
highly-populated cities flourishing under the states of Crete and Pelasgea.
In this way, through an incursive attack, Idas
captures ten ships in the port of Tartissos and escapes to the Tritonas Sea to
Talo Tritonia which lay a little before the eastern exit of the Tritonas Sea.
The Counsel of Kings will eventually be
forced to proclaim him commander in chief of this campaign for the
conquest of Eastern Pontus of the Middle World which would provide a way
out for almost all the destitute of Atlantis who were ‘paying’ for the strict
inheritance rights imposed on everyone and not only on the members of the royal
family.
Idas, with Rianon by his side,the daughter of
the Celtic King Teutatis who worshiped him, will prove himself to be a great
general and conqueror of Egypt and will oblige the Counsel of Kings to
proclaim him the Eleventh King of Atlantis.
His next move will be to beat the inferior fleet
of the Cretans and to occupy Crete while his army moves quickly to occupy the
shores of today’s Palestine and Cyprus, which was connected by a narrow strip
of land to the coast of Palestine opposite.But he is not satisfied with his
conquests and wants to unite his kingdom with the conquest of Pelasgea.
The decisive battle between Atlantis and
Pelasgea will take place on the plateau of Sounion, which extended up to three
kilometers further south than today’s steep coast.
In this show-down Erechtheas was in command of
the Pelasgeans and Idas himself led the people of Atlantis.
The symbols of the two rivals were the
club of the goddess Athena for the Pelasgeans and Poseidon’scarriage for
Atlantis.
The clash is undecided.In the end, however, the
Athenian are victorious and the army of Atlantis is forced to abandon the
coast of Attica.
It is a great victory for Pelasgea and the next
step is the reoccupation of Crete.
However, Fate had other things in mind for
everyone.
An earthquake of unimaginable proportions will
change the shape of the world as people had known it until then.
The few who are saved will bear witness to the
indescribable fury of the sea which swallowed everything in its path.
Years later the few who have
remained will realize that nothing has been left of the old world as they knew
it.
Atlantis had been lost forever
and the Middle World had been united while the cities that had
existed on its shores had vanished to the bottom of the sea.
And the man who will describe
the indescribable is Apollodorus from Tritonia Taloh, who by chance was
saved and recorded everything on plaques in the writing character that
had been used by the royal family of Atlantis and examples of which have been
found in Gauzelle in France!
Is it an incredible story?
Perhaps…
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Part
one:The Election
Summary
Many
centuries ago, the children of King Eudaimonas, Kouritis and Idas, are born
just a few moments apart in the capital of Atlantis, Posidonia. A few
years later, the Council of Kings which governs Atlantis is called upon to
approve the election of Kouritis to take the place of his father who has grown
old, solely on account of the fact that he is the first born, though not necessarily
the most capable. In order to ensure that the succession remains
uncontested, the Council exiles the young Idas beyond the Iberian Peninsula to
Bordigala (today Bordeaux) where, in the past, undesirables from Atlantis had
been driven out, in the hopes that they would be wiped out by the barbarian
Celts who lived in the area and had mixed with the outcasts.
When the
Atlantis trireme abandons Idas and his little company at the mouth of the
Garonne river, his fate appears to be predetermined in this harsh, hostile
environment with the wild Celts lurking everywhere. However, Destiny has
other things in store for the greatest man ever to have been born in
Atlantis. After covering a distance of three thousand stadia along the
banks of the river Garonne, they arrive in Bordigala and explain to the Celtic
King, Teutates, the reason why they are asking him to spare their lives.
It was Idas'
intention, provided that Teutates allowed him to live, to conquer the coastal
cities of the Triton Sea and thus to force the Council of the Kings of Atlantis
to recognise him as the King of the countries of Middle Earth which he would
subsequently occupy. Teutates' decision was eventually influenced by the
wishes of his own daughter, Princess Rianon, who had once met Idas whilst on a
peace seeking mission from Atlantis to her kingdom, and with whom she now felt
to have fallen deeply in love.
In this way,
by means of a simple incursion into Taressos, in other words into the entrance
to the inner regions of the Triton Sea, Idas overtook ten triremes from
Atlantis and with his small but highly-trained crews he encountered not the
least resistance and became lord of the port of Tritonia Talo which led to the
exit of the Sea of Middle Earth, an area inhabited by the great peoples of Egypt,
the Keftiou and the Pelasgians. At this point, he realises that he has
been followed by Princess Rianon, disguised as a soldier and with whom Idas is
also in love.
When this
unprecedented news reaches Atlantis, Idas' malicious persecuter, King Euinoras,
will be forced to acknowledge the new status quo, and so he will persuade the
Council of the Kings of Atlantis to charge Idas with the conquest of Egypt and
the coastal cities of Middle Earth in the name of Atlantis and the council that
governs it.
The epic
encounter of the two men in Tritonia Talo will convince the wicked Euinoras
that the dawning of a new era is upon Atlantis, a new reality embodied in the
figure of the eleventh king of Atlantis, Ida. And in no time at all, from
all the kingdoms far and wide where the fame of Atlantis had reached there
arrived and gathered kings, soldiers and ships in Tritonia Talo, all preparing
for their exit to Middle Earth and the conquest of its peoples.
The King of
the Esperides, the eastern coast of the continent that extended westwards of
Atlantis, the red-skinned Atlasidahou, the king of the Ufa, who lived on the
banks of the Niger River and worshipped Olokun (Poseidon), Enugu and many
others were placed under the orders of Ida in view of the great conquest which
was about to begin.
And there,
before his distinguished allies, Ida took Rianon's hand in marriage in a
ceremony worthy of the princess and himself, someone who embodied the greatest
desire of the people of Atlantis in terms of the expansion of the realm
eastwards.
When the
Atlantis fleet reaches the Pontos of Middle Earth, the conquest of Egypt is
merely a matter of time, with the Keftiou (Cretes), weak and unable to react,
watching helplessly as the Atlantis fleet lands in Egypt. Owing to their
military superiority, the Atlantis invaders quickly occupy the coastal regions
of Egypt and they then continue ahead towards Upper Egypt where the king Enugu
is killed and in whose memory is built the Great Pyramid of Giza!
Following
the completion of the conquest of Egypt, in moments of welcome respite in the
palaces that were built on the Nile, Idas will not only become enchanted by a
Keftiou slave, Telesilla, but also by the civilization of the Keftiou. He
allows himself to be swept away by his passion for this woman completely
disregarding the possibilty of Princess Rianon getting wind of the affair.
At that
moment in time, the assassination in Atlantis of his brother, Kouritis, who has
not yet acquired an heir, creates a gap in succession and fears that a possible
attempt will be made by Idas to overthrow the Council of the Kings and with the
power he wields to be declared the sole king of Atlantis.
On the
arrival in Egypt of the evil king Euinoras, who reminds him that according to
the laws of Atlantis he is ineligable to become king in the place of Kouritis
although a descendant of his would be able to do so, and in this way puts Idas
in a very difficult position for he has not yet been given a child by
Rianon. At that very moment, he is astounded by the information that
Telesilla is in fact pregnant!
Bearing in
mind the painful issue of succession, Idas will whisk Telesilla away to Talo of
Pontos, putting her in the protection of his trusted officer Apollodoros,
without however managing to prevent Queen Rianon from learning the truth.
Yet, instead
of being infuriated, Rianon quite simply requests that Idas take part in the
campaign against the peoples of Eastern Pontos in Middle Earth on the side of
King Atlasidahou, as she feels guilty about her sterility and the fact that she
is unable to give her husband an heir.
Before
accepting her decision, Idas will ask her to sail along the Nile together in
order to pray with him to his protector, the god Poseidon, and that if even
then they fail to conceive a child, she is free to decide whatever she sees
fit.
Nevertheless,
Destiny had already decided on her fate and Rianon could already feel it as her
slaves assisted her in donning her suit of armor so that she could follow King
Altasidahou on his venture to conquer the eastern coastal regions of Middle
Earth, a place where the great trading routes of the East converged and where
there were great walled cities with fortifications surrounding their ports and
powerful armies.
Part two: The Conquest of Middle Earth
Summary
When the
invaders from Atlantis rapidly conquered Egypt and destroyed the trading posts
of the Keftiou (Cretes), their king, Minos Lycastos, realised that his
domination of the Eastern Pontos of Middle Earth had come to an end.
Perhaps the
only solution was to enter into a peace treaty with the Atlantis conquerers,
something that Lycastos sought to endeavour with his dispatching of admiral
Euridamanda to Egypt. Nevertheless, Idas made efforts to disappoint him
by inviting the admiral to attend a grandiose parade of the Atlantis military
might in the valley of Saide, where once the Keftiou had built a temple to the
goddess Athena. By doing so, Minos Lycastos came to realise that he would have
to form an alliance with the Pelasgians and his Athenian vassals if he had any
serious intentions of confronting Idas and his companions from Atlantis.
Or at least,
so he thought... when the siege began of the first great walled city on
the eastern coast of Middle Earth called Acca, which was inhabited by a mixed
population of Keftiou and Pelasgians. The city was besieged from both
land and sea by king Atlasidahou, a siege aided by the participation of Queen
Rianon with her following of Celts. However, the thoughtlessness of her
brother, Luxovios, leads to his capture and execution at the hands of the
defenders of the city. And as for Rianon, she heedlessly makes moves to
avenge his death and is killed by an arrow to the neck!
The news of
her death is devastating for Idas who feels completely responsible for her
fate. The queen's body is preserved in honey until Idas makes his way to
Akka.
What follows
is beyond the imagination of any mere mortal. Not only does the funerary
procession last all day long in front of the walls of Acca with the whole
military present, but also at sea, where the entire fleet of Atlantis lies at
anchor. At nightfall, Idas lights up the huge pyre that is to cremate the
body of the woman he truly loved and whom he had hurt with his decisions.
And then, at
his signal, the archers light their arrows from Rianon's funeral pyre and take
their aim at Acca. From the sea, more archers aim their flaming arrows at
the sea walls of the city, The ensuing blaze burns everything to the ground
and at dawn the army of Atlantis slaughters each and every one of those who
have survived the fires!
The
overtones of the destruction of Atta completely weaken the morale of all the
other walled cities, such as Sor, Sido and the cities of the kings of the
Phoenicians which fall one after the other in the hands of king Atlasidahou,
while at the same time Idas prepares his fleet to invade Kaftor (Crete).
The birth of
the son of Idas by the Keftiou Telesilla, in spite of the king's profound
grief, closes the circle of uncertainty surrounding the succession to the
throne of Atlantis and offers him the opportunity to return to Poseidonia to be
officially proclaimed the eleventh King of Atlantis.
However,
during Telesilla's return from Talo of Pontos with the heir to the throne in
her arms, she is recognised by her husband, Seth, who had been severely wounded
in the course of the invasion of Egypt by Atlantis. So, when Seth
realised what had happened he made up his mind to kill Idas who had deprived him
of his life.
The attempt
on the king's life will occur during a grand parade of the Atlantis military in
honour of their lord who is undertaking the preparation of fifty triremes in
order to set sail for Atlantis.
Apart from
his staff officers, also present in the stands is Telesilla with Idas' young
son, Triptolemos. Seth attempts to stab Idas, having abandoned his place
in the parade as a member of the naval detatchment.
The
assassination attempt is a failure, with Telesilla shielding him with her body
as Seth plunges the dagger killing her instead, while Idas with bloodied hands
holds the little Triptolemos up high and recognises him officially as his son
and heir.
And while
Idas' fifty triremes make their departure for Atlantis, other triremes begin
their reconnaissance of the coasts of Kaftor (Crete) in view of the planned
occupation of the island.
Part three: The Lost Kingdoms of Atlantis
Summary
The return
of Idas to Atlantis, his triumphal entrance into Poseidonia, the sacrifices
carried out in the great temple dedicated to Poseidon and his oaths at the
altar of the god determined his power and enabled the protector of Poseidonia
to renew the trust of his electorate who would prepare to consolidate his
worship in the Eastern Pontos of Middle Earth, where until then, the worship of
the goddess Athena had prevailed.
When Idas
returned to Egypt, Minos Lycastos had already passed away to be succeeded by
Minos Lycaugis, while the Athenian King Kecrops, in an attempt to prevent the
Atlantis reconnaissance triremes from approaching Cyclo (Santorini) had been
killed in the sea battle and had been succeeded by his son, Erechthias.
So when the
Atlantis triremes appeared in front of Phaisto of Kaftor, the Athenian triremes
with Erechthias rushed to protect the other large port of Kaftor,
Knossos. However, the superiority of the Atlantis fleet soon eliminated
the resistance of the Keftiou and forced King Minos Lycaugis to sign a treaty,
while the Athenians had a narrow escape from the Atlantis triremes which were
being rowed at high speed with the intent of trapping them in the port of
Knossos. But all the Atlantis triremes that were in hot pursuit of the
Athenian triremes were caught in stormy weather off the coast of Cyclo, were
bashed on the rocks of the island and their crews were ruthlessly wiped out by
the Athenians and the Keftiou fugitives of Knossos.
Idas
restored Kaftor, building facilities and palaces on the island and he married
the daughter of Minos Lyaugis, Phaidra, an intractable woman who closely
resembled Queen Rianon.
It was then
for the very first time that Idas started thinking about putting an end to the
conquests of the Eastern Pontos of Middle Earth, considering the Athenians to
possess too little power to be of any serious threat to him.
Destiny,
however, had determined it differently... the Oneiroi (Dreams) and the
Erinyes (Furies) are sent by Poseidon to make Idas suffer from nightmares of
the murdered Atlantis crew shipwrecked on Cyclo who are summoning him to take
revenge. And so, on a lightning raid of the island of Cyclo, with the
enormous volcano in the middle, the men from Atlantis kill the fugitives from
Knossos and burn the Athenian naval bases to the ground as a first step towards
the conquest of Athens. At that crucial moment in time, the evil King
Euinoras dies and Idas, as the guardian of his son's throne, goes to Atlantis
for the election of Euinoras' successor.
So there, in
the big temple to the god Poseidon, as the formalities for the election of the
king unfold, the god hurls a bolt of lightning onto his altar on hearing the
proposal put forward by the other kings for Idas to put a halt to his
confrontations with the Athenians. And with this omen begins the landing of the
people of Atlantis on the northeastern shores of the Land of Attica.
The major
confrontation occurred in Marathon, where the Athenians were united with many
other Pelasgian kings, such as Erihthonos from Argos, Kratylos, the king of
Eretria as well as Erisihthonos, the king of Tanagras.
The Atlantis
army in grand formation with the various peoples of Atlantis distinguished by
their different elaborate uniforms and their powerful weapons faced the nations
of the Pelasgians, who may have been fewer in numbers but were determined to
win.
And the
Pelasgians were indeed victorious, even looting the barracks of the Atlantis
soldiers who were forced, on Idas' orders, to abandon the Land of Attica
although they would have been capable of winning eventually with their reserves
against the exhausted Pelasgian army.
Idas' return
to Kaftor was, however, not without troubles, when everything around him seemed
to testify that something indefinable would spring forth, particularly from the
turbulent sea that never seemed to calm.
At that
point in time, Idas orders his devoted officer Apollodoros to accompany Queen
Phaidra to Atlantis so that she can give birth to her child in safety.
This was
Apollodoros' final journey to Atlantis. As his trireme was approaching
the meeting of the Triton Sea with the Ocean, the colossal fury of Poseidon
emptied the Triton Sea into the Ocean sinking the island of Atlantis and the
enormous tidal wave that ensued flooded all the coastal cities of the Eastern
Pontos of Middle Earth and totally wiped out all the people who had once
breathed the air of the Ocean.
Apollodoros
was miraculously blasted into one of the mines in the mountains of Atlantis
which was sealed off by a fragment of rock and so he survived to return after
three years to Egypt only to see with his very own eyes the extent of the
destruction of a world that no longer existed.
And after
many more adventures, he found himself back in the country of the Celts where
he grew to a ripe old age describing the life that no other man would ever
experience again.
The
Trilogy is an epic historical account like “The Lord of the Ring”
with 160 scenes which centers on cunningly manipulates both mortals and
immortals alike.
All the
other characters in the story participate in the narrative in order to attest
to the dramatic events which climax in the destruction of Atlantis.
Queen
Rianon, the slave Telesilla, Princess Phaedra, the red-skinned King
Atlansindahou, King Enougou of Oufa, Minoas Lykastus, Minoas Lykauyis, the King
of the Athenians Erechtheas and many other historic heroes come together in a
narrative full of twists and turns and which at the same time renders the birth
of the world that we have inherited after the destruction of Atlantis.
It would be
worth taking note of the scene of the sinking of Atlantis which renders the
enormous tidal wave that wiped out all the coastal cities of the Mediterranean
while the rendition of the survival of the sole eye-witness, Apollodorus, from
whose plaques we finally learned about Atlantis and Idas, is particularly
inventive.
The Election(part one)
Full Treatment
NARRATOR OFF
I,Apollodorus, son of Alkinoos
from Tritonia Taloh, mortal and expendable must come to the decision to narrate
the history of a King, King Idas, the Eleventh King of Atlantis, whom I
accidently joined in a voyage to the edge of the Eastern Sea of Middle
Earth…where no Atlas had ever dared tread, guided by Fate.
And as my hand engraves his
history on the stone slabs, bringing back images of my life, what saddens me
most of all is the inscrutable cruelty of Poseidon to obliterate so many proud
generations of men!
Many
centuries ago, the children of King Eudaimonas, Kouritis and Idas, are born
just a few moments apart in the capital of Atlantis, Posidonia.
A few years
later, the Council of Kings which governs Atlantis is called upon to approve
the election of Kouritis to take the place of his father who has grown old,
solely on account of the fact that he is the first born, though not necessarily
the most capable.
KING EUINORAS
(with heavy voice )
Come dawn,
Kourites should receive the scepter from the hands of King Euaimon as he had
received it from his father, and Idas should leave this land forever…This is my
decision, and whoever does not have the strength to tell the truth before
Euaimon out of feelings of sympathy, may bring upon great sorrows to the land
of Atlas.
In order to
ensure that the succession remains uncontested, the Council exiles the young
Idas beyond the Iberian Peninsula to Bordigala (today Bordeaux) where, in the
past, undesirables from Atlantis had been driven out, in the hopes that they
would be wiped out by the barbarian Celts who lived in the area and had mixed
with the outcasts.
When the
Atlantis trireme abandons Idas and his little company at the mouth of the
Garonne river, his fate appears to be predetermined in this harsh, hostile
environment with the wild Celts lurking everywhere.
However,
Destiny has other things in store for the greatest man ever to have been born
in Atlantis. After covering a distance of three thousand stadia along the
banks of the river Garonne, they arrive in Bordigala and explain to the Celtic
King, Teutates, the reason why they are asking him to spare their lives.
TEUTATIS
And so, what
do you want now, Atlas?
A safe haven
or a fulfillment of the wish of those who sent you here to get rid of you?
ΙDAS
That would
depend on your judgement, King Teutatis…If you have ever thought about many
things changing about you and your people, you may spare the life of me and my
men so that I may sometime call a Royal Assembly to reconsider my place amongst
my people…
TEUTATIS
Are you
thinking,in other words, of defecting?
IDAS
I'm thinking
that beyond the land of the Iberians, there are walled cities that have
achieved mastery in metal craftsmanship, worship the profit- god Hermes, have
ships that sail the Sea of Middle Earth and trade crops of the land and
whatever wonders human hands are capable of constructing.
TEUTATIS
Walled
cities, metals, seafaring ships… and how will you be able to reach all the way
there?
And why
should I help you?
IDAS
King
Teutatis, you came to know the might of the Atlases when you attempted to take
oceanic cities. Your weapons were powerless before the towering walls around
cities that have never felt the pincer of a siege, since they had always been
free from the sea. For those reasons, here is what I propose to you…
It was Idas'
intention, provided that Teutates allowed him to live, to conquer the coastal
cities of the Triton Sea and thus to force the Council of the Kings of Atlantis
to recognise him as the King of the countries of Middle Earth which he would
subsequently occupy.
Teutates'
decision was eventually influenced by the wishes of his own daughter, Princess
Rianon, who had once met Idas whilst on a peace seeking mission from Atlantis
to her kingdom, and with whom she now felt to have fallen deeply in love.
In this way,
by means of a simple incursion into Tartessos, in other words into the entrance
to the inner regions of the Triton Sea, Idas overtook ten triremes from
Atlantis and with his small but highly-trained crews he encountered not the
least resistance and became lord of the port of Tritonia Talo which led to the
exit of the Sea of Middle Earth, an area inhabited by the great peoples of
Egypt, the Keftiou and the Pelasgians. At this point, he realises that he
has been followed by Princess Rianon, disguised as a soldier and with whom Idas
is also in love.
When this
unprecedented news reaches Atlantis, Idas' malicious persecuter, King Euinoras,
will be forced to acknowledge the new status quo, and so he will persuade the
Council of the Kings of Atlantis to charge Idas with the conquest of Egypt and
the coastal cities of Middle Earth in the name of Atlantis and the council that
governs it.
The epic
encounter of the two men in Tritonia Talo will convince the wicked Euinoras
that the dawning of a new era is upon Atlantis, a new reality embodied in the
figure of the eleventh king of Atlantis, Ida.
ΙDAS (CONT’D)
If there is
something on my breast armor that makes you wonder, King Euinor, do not
hesitate to ask me for I shall respond to you willingly!
EUINOR
If you mean
the chariot of the god, it is a symbol that adorns the armor of Kings…
IDAS
So, you mean
that I am not a King?
EUINOR
At least
from what I know you're not…
IDAS
Very well
then, you only have to step out and announce to the crowd that Idas is not a
King to take charge of the expedition…
And if you
think that it would be too late for the crowd to accept that cancellation, the
only thing you need to do is prepare yourself to lead that campaign!
That is what
I for one would do if I were you…
EUINOR
And what
would you have done in that case?
IDAS
But what
else other than wish you to have Fate on your side!'
EUINOR
So, you
meant what you wrote on the scroll…
IDAS
And you only
need to accept them, so that we can discuss the preconditions of the campaign!
EUINOR
That is fine
then…
We shall
implicitly accept your use of the highest order, but the coronation will take
place only if there are results.
IDAS
Yet, before
the exit to the Eastern Sea of the Middle Earth, I would demand that everything
be scribed down in blood of a sacrificial bull in the great Temple of the god…
And in
no time at all, from all the kingdoms far and wide where the fame of Atlantis
had reached there arrived and gathered kings, soldiers and ships in Tritonia
Talo, all preparing for their exit to Middle Earth and the conquest of its
peoples.
The King of
the Esperides, the eastern coast of the continent that extended westwards of
Atlantis, the red-skinned Atlasidahou, the king of the Ufa, who lived on the
banks of the Niger River and worshipped Olokun (Poseidon), Enugu and many
others were placed under the orders of Ida in view of the great conquest which
was about to begin.
And there,
before his distinguished allies, Ida took Rianon's hand in marriage in a
ceremony worthy of the princess and himself, someone who embodied the greatest
desire of the people of Atlantis in terms of the expansion of the realm
eastwards.
When the
Atlantis fleet reaches the Pontos of Middle Earth, the conquest of Egypt is
merely a matter of time, with the Keftiou (Cretes), weak and unable to react,
watching helplessly as the Atlantis fleet lands in Egypt. Owing to their
military superiority, the Atlantis invaders quickly occupy the coastal regions
of Egypt and they then continue ahead towards Upper Egypt where the king Enugu
is killed and in whose memory is built the Great Pyramid of Giza!
Following the
completion of the conquest of Egypt, in moments of welcome respite in the
palaces that were built on the Nile, Idas will not only become enchanted by a
Keftiou slave, Telesilla, but also by the civilization of the Keftiou. He
allows himself to be swept away by his passion for this woman completely
disregarding the possibilty of Princess Rianon getting wind of the affair.
At that
moment in time, the assassination in Atlantis of his brother, Kouritis, who has
not yet acquired an heir, creates a gap in succession and fears that a possible
attempt will be made by Idas to overthrow the Council of the Kings and with the
power he wields to be declared the sole king of Atlantis.
On the
arrival in Egypt of the evil king Euinoras, who reminds him that according to
the laws of Atlantis he is ineligable to become king in the place of Kouritis
although a descendant of his would be able to do so, and in this way puts Idas
in a very difficult position for he has not yet been given a child by
Rianon.
EUINOR
Do you ever
think of claiming your paternal throne, King Idas?
IDAS
I hadn't
ever thought about it…King Euinor…
But now that
you mentioned it…it would seem that I still hold on to my hereditary rights!
EUINOR
Yes, but…
IDAS
Don't pursue
this any further…King Euinor…
This is
hardly the time to tackle this issue…
EUINOR
Yet, I am of
the opinion that it would be best for of us all if you had an heir…
You would be
able to rule Poseidonia as well, until your son came of age…
IDAS
I've no
son…King Euinor…and Queen Rianon has still not conceived…
EUINOR
Still, a
vacant throne is a problem that must be solved somehow…'
IDAS
Are you
asking me to relinquish my hereditary rights, King Euinor?'
EUINOR
I'm asking
you for a solution that would be painless for all concerned…
At that very
moment, he is astounded by the information that Telesilla is in fact pregnant!
Bearing in
mind the painful issue of succession, Idas will whisk Telesilla away to Talo of
Pontos, putting her in the protection of his trusted officer Apollodoros, without
however managing to prevent Queen Rianon from learning the truth.
Yet, instead
of being infuriated, Rianon quite simply requests that Idas take part in the
campaign against the peoples of Eastern Pontos in Middle Earth on the side of
King Atlasidahou, as she feels guilty about her sterility and the fact that she
is unable to give her husband an heir.
Before
accepting her decision, Idas will ask her to sail along the Nile together in
order to pray with him to his protector, the god Poseidon, and that if even
then they fail to conceive a child, she is free to decide whatever she sees
fit.
Nevertheless,
Destiny had already decided on her fate and Rianon could already feel it as her
slaves assisted her in donning her suit of armor so that she could follow King
Altasindahou on his venture to conquer the eastern coastal regions of Middle
Earth, a place where the great trading routes of the East converged and where
there were great walled cities with fortifications surrounding their ports and
powerful armies.
Or at least,
so he thought... when the siege began of the first great walled city on
the eastern coast of Middle Earth called Acca, which was inhabited by a mixed
population of Keftiou and Pelasgians.
The city was
besieged from both land and sea by king Atlasindahou, a siege aided by the
participation of Queen Rianon with her following of Celts.
However, the
thoughtlessness of her brother, Luxovious, leads to his capture and execution
at the hands of the defenders of the city.
And as for
Rianon, she heedlessly makes moves to avenge his death and is killed by an
arrow to the neck!
The news of
her death is devastating for Idas who feels completely responsible for her
fate. The queen's body is preserved in honey until Idas makes his way to
Acca.
What follows
is beyond the imagination of any mere mortal. Not only does the funerary
procession last all day long in front of the walls of Acca with the whole
military present, but also at sea, where the entire fleet of Atlantis lies at
anchor. At nightfall, Idas lights up the huge pyre that is to cremate the
body of the woman he truly loved and whom he had hurt with his decisions.
And then, at
his signal, the archers light their arrows from Rianon's funeral pyre and take
their aim at Acca. From the sea, more archers aim their flaming arrows at
the sea walls of the city, The ensuing blaze burns everything to the
ground and at dawn the army of Atlantis slaughters each and every one of those
who have survived the fires!
The
overtones of the destruction of Atta completely weaken the morale of all the
other walled cities, such as Sor, Sido and the cities of the kings of the
Phoenicians which fall one after the other in the hands of king Atlasidahou,
while at the same time Idas prepares his fleet to invade Kaftor (Crete).
The birth of
the son of Idas by the Keftiou Telesilla, in spite of the king's profound
grief, closes the circle of uncertainty surrounding the succession to the
throne of Atlantis and offers him the opportunity to return to Poseidonia to be
officially proclaimed the eleventh King of Atlantis.
However,
during Telesilla's return from Talo of Pontos with the heir to the throne in
her arms, she is recognised by her husband, Seth, who had been severely wounded
in the course of the invasion of Egypt by Atlantis. So, when Seth
realised what had happened he made up his mind to kill Idas who had deprived
him of his life.
The attempt
on the king's life will occur during a grand parade of the Atlantis military in
honour of their lord who is undertaking the preparation of fifty triremes in
order to set sail for Atlantis.
Apart from
his staff officers, also present in the stands is Telesilla with Idas' young
son, Triptolemos. Seth attempts to stab Idas, having abandoned his place
in the parade as a member of the naval detatchment.
The
assassination attempt is a failure, with Telesilla shielding him with her body
as Seth plunges the dagger killing her instead, while Idas with bloodied hands
holds the little Triptolemos up high and recognises him officially as his son
and heir.
And while
Idas' fifty triremes make their departure for Atlantis, other triremes begin
their reconnaissance of the coasts of Kaftor (Crete) in view of the planned
occupation of the island.
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