"Plato" absolutely does not say the story is true. "Plato" almost never spoke in his dialogues and you can't assume that anything that anyone says in one of his dialogues accords with his own beliefs, although frequently the closest speaker to Plato's beliefs is Socrates.
The story of Atlantis is told by Critias, who heard the story second hand.
Plato saying something is absolutely true actually makes me think it's more likely he's talking about an allegory, given his hierarchy of what he considered 'real'.
empath-nirvana|2 years ago
The story of Atlantis is told by Critias, who heard the story second hand.
suoduandao3|2 years ago