Whats the Religion of Atlantis?
At the beginning of the Atlantis Chronicles, you could say there was an ongoing battle between the science of ORIN the first (the king) and the sorcery of SHALAKO (his brother). Shalako worshipped SUULA, the goddess of the sky. When Orin put a dome on the city to protect it from invaders, Shalako believed it angered Suula. The rest of Orin’s advisors figured that Suula was a small threat, and saw no reason it would anger PALLAIS, the more powerful sea goodess. When the dome was completed, Shalako’s sorcery no longer worked, so he turned to the DARK GODS to do his bidding. In the meantime, Suula apparently had her revenge, by sending a huge meteor down that sank the continent of Atlantis. After the sinking, the Atlanteans were split into two camps: those who believed in science, and those who followed Shalako not realizing he’d turned to dark gods. Eventually the religion of Atlantis became settled into the same pattern. Those who believed in science or had very little religion were fol
