I am from Genoa.
S mise (doesn't it mean "it's me?"
) is right... many myths have a grain of truth... I think that many of the myths may come from geological catastrophes, for instance, and people living 5000 or more years ago didn't know how to explain it so they figured out it was because of the wrath of gods.
Many people have claimed to be decending from Atlantis but of course, there is no evidence of the existence of Atlantis itself and according to the latest studies, the North American continent seems to be excluded from the possibility of bein that ancient land.