Plato describes life in ancient Athens and around The Acropolis before, during, and after a sudden cataclysmic event. This event changed the landscape around them, including washing away fertile soils. This story matches other ancient stories that describe mankind as living in a paradise or Garden of Eden lifestyle, and in this case, appeared to be a people of peace and shared what they had with each other.
Gilgamesh Devastating Floods, Fire, and Winds
The old Babylonian epic poem Gilgamesh contains a description of the Flood. It predates the account of Genesis.
"Traditions connected with the pole shift model of the
Pleistocene"
The combination of fire, devastating wind and falling masses of water can be produced, when a hot planetlike object passes near the Earth. The heat produces the fire and the tidal forces move air and water. Oceans may spill over continents.