In the
Critias, a work of the Greek philosopher
Plato, a man named Evenor is described as the ancestor of the kings who ruled the legendary island of
Atlantis. According to the account given by Plato's character
Critias, Evenor was among the original inhabitants of Atlantis born from the earth (autochthons). He lived with his wife Leucippe on a low hill in the centre of the island, about fifty
stadia from the sea. The couple had one daughter, Cleito. When the maiden reached marriageable age, her parents died, but the god
Poseidon slept with her and she became mother of five pairs of twin sons. Her oldest son,
Atlas, became the first king of Atlantis, with the other sons as subordinate governors. == Note ==