The god of the sea, Poseidon, played a central role in the story of Atlantis. According to Plato, the island became his domain when the gods divided the earth among themselves. He fell in love with the mortal woman Cleito, protected her home with rings of land and water, and established laws for their descendants, who ruled Atlantis.
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