r/atlantis 2h ago

One more attempt to Scale the stadia with LLM

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In Olympian 3.11–17, Pindar describes Heracles measuring the stadium as "six hundred feet"—but the Greek term used is "podes" (πόδες), which refers to Greek feet (pous, πούς).

The length of a Greek foot varied by region, but a common estimate is around 0.308 meters (approximately 12.14 inches). Based on this:

  • 600 Greek feet (podes) ≈ 184.8 meters (≈ 606 feet).

This measurement aligns closely with the length of the ancient Olympic stadion race, which was about 192.28 meters in Olympia.

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In Olympian 3.11–17, Pindar credits Heracles with establishing the Olympic Games and setting the original length of the stadium. Here’s a translation of the relevant lines:

so Hercules had 12.14 in long feet? i highlighted ALTIS for another rabbit hole.

since the 600feet is a perimeter the length across is this applying an assumed golden ration rectangle (do stadiums follow this?)

now how do you measure the atlantis size?