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The Legend of the City of Ys: The Sunken Metropolis of Brittany, the Stone Dikes, and the Key of the Locks

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The Sunken City of the Breton Coast On the coast of Brittany, France, hidden beneath the waves of the Bay of Douarnenez, once stood the most beautiful and wealthy city of the Celtic world. The City of Ys ( Ker Is in Breton) was built by the righteous King Gradlon for his beloved daughter, the princess Dahut , who desired a city of her own. Because the city was situated below the sea level, Gradlon constructed a massive stone dike with a single, bronze lock gate to protect the metropolis from the tides, keeping the golden key of the locks on a chain around his own neck. The legend of Ys is the tragedy of desire and dissolution . Under the influence of the princess Dahut, who had fallen into a state of moral corruption, the city was transformed into a place of absolute self-indulgence and sin. Dahut, who welcomed a new lover every night and ordered their deaths at dawn, was approached by a mysterious prince dressed in red, who seduced her and persuaded her to steal the golden key f...