It is considered one of the classic fictional retellings of the story of the drowning of Atlantis, combining elements of the myth told by Plato with the earlier Greek myth concerning the survival of a universal flood and restoration of the human race by Deucalion.
It is viewed as a seminal fictional reworking of the story of Atlantis' demise, combining elements from Plato's account with an earlier Greek myth concerning a universal flood and humanity's revival through Deucalion.