Atlantis tradition begins and ends with Plato. No independent accounts exist outside Plato's texts. Solon never wrote or spoke of Atlantis. Story transmitted orally through one family line as literary distancing. Plato uses multi-generation framing common in his dialogues. Egyptian priests with secret documents are a Greek trope for ultimate sages. Later authors treat it as Plato's invention or philosophical example. Plutarch cites Plato directly without evidence of Solon's story. Posidonius debates Plato's logic but assumes invention likely. Atlantis destruction referenced only as Platonic example for natural phenomena. Critias claims story from grandfather via Dropides from Solon. No characters in dialogue knew Atlantis before. Attribution to Solon plausible like fake Ben Franklin quotes. Unwritten Solon testimony inherently suspect. Plato forces readers to question narrative reliability. Similar to Socrates' Diotima framing in Symposium.