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.
This work is considered a timeless retelling of the tale of Atlantis' downfall, merging Plato's narrative with an earlier myth about a global deluge and Deucalion's rebirth of mankind.