Mythical place

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A mythical place is a place that does not really exist but is accepted folklore or speculation that it might exist or might have existed in earlier times but its actual location is now lost. Unlike fictional places, which are only used in fictional writings, mythical places are often considered un(re)discovered places in the real world. While they may appear in fictional stories, there is often some scientific, historical or archeological evidence, as well as myths and legends that indicate such places may have existed or are awaiting discovery, rediscovery or at least explanation about their location.

"Mythical" can also refer to a state of religious influence.

Some examples of mythical places are:

Annwn - The "afterworld" of Welsh mythology
Atlantis - The mythical lost continent; some believe it might only be a small Greek island that was the subject of a volcanic eruption.
Avalon
Ayotha Amirtha Gangai
Biarmaland - mighty kingdom described in Norse sagas as lying to the north of Russia
Camelot
Cockaigne
El Dorado
Hawaiiki - The ancestral island of the Polynesians, particularly the Maori.
Lemuria
Lyonesse
Mag Mell or Tir na nÓg
Mu
Quivira and Cíbola
Kingdom of the Saguenay
Shangri-La
Terra Australis Incognita - or the great unknown southern land that cartographers believed occupied most of the southern hemisphere, before Captain James Cook discovered and circumnavigated Australia and New Zealand and Antarctica.
Thule
Thuvaraiyam Pathi
Ys in Brittany, France