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This subject is written on a topic in the real world and reflects factual information. This subject contains information from the "Lovecraft Circle" Myth Cycles, and while guided by HPL are not based on his work alone. "Atlantis" is a Cthulhu Mythos poem by the late Clark Ashton Smith, and forms the first part of his Poseidonis story cycle.

Synopsis[]

As it’s title might suggest, "Atlantis" comprises a description of the lost continent from which the poem takes its name.

Publication History[]

First published in the Clark Ashton Smith collection The Star Treader and Other Poems in November 1912, "Atlantis" has been reprinted many times in several different publications.

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