Lost Civilizations & Mysteries Vocabulary

possessing great strength or advanced knowledge; relating to a lost golden age

“He shouldered the burden with atlantean strength.”

relating to a lost prehistoric continent or ancient wisdom

“Theosophists spoke of lemurian root races.”

relating to the far north; beyond the reach of the north wind

“The hyperborean wastes stretched endlessly white.”

ridiculously old-fashioned; from before the biblical Flood

“His antediluvian views on gender shocked the audience.”

submerged beneath water; fallen from former glory

“The sunken ruins hinted at a once-great civilization.”

hidden beneath the surface; overwhelmed or covered

“Submerged memories resurfaced after decades.”

extremely ancient; from before recorded history

“Antediluvial creatures of impossible size.”

relating to the uttermost north; at the edge of the known world

“The thulean expedition sought lands beyond the maps.”

a lost Pacific continent; ancient and mysterious

“Legends of Mu rival those of Atlantis.”

mystical, healing, and otherworldly; relating to a blessed isle

“The retreat had an avalonian quality of peace and restoration.”

relating to a hidden utopia; spiritually enlightened

“The monastery had a shambhalic serenity.”

relating to a great flood; catastrophically transformative

“The deluvian rains lasted forty days and nights.”

involving violent upheaval; world-ending in scale

“The cataclysmal event ended the Bronze Age.”

from before the Flood; belonging to a lost age

“Prediluvian kings were said to reign for thousands of years.”