

While the ancient civilization scattered, some Atlanteans were given the ability to breathe underwater through Atlantean magic. Meanwhile, in THE ETERNALS (1976) #2, the Celestials returned to Earth and fought a group of revolting Deviants by causing the Great Cataclysm, which sent Lemuria and the geologically unstable Atlantis to the bottom of the ocean around 20,000 years ago.

But while fighting off barbarians from Lemuria, Atlantean King Kamuu unleashed the power of the magma pits that heated his homeland, which shook the city’s foundations and caused massive destruction.

Before it sank, Atlantis was one of the strongest regions in the prehistoric world, with the continent standing as an early beacon of civilization in what is now the Atlantic Ocean.
