Platonius

Platonius was an inhabited Class M planet in the Platonius system. Located in the Alpha Quadrant, this planet was in the vicinity of Xahea. This planet was colonized by the Platonians, a humanoid species originally from Sahndara. Their colony was a principality. This planet was rich in kironide deposits. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren"; SNW: "Strange New Worlds")

History

Prior to stardate 5784, this planet was unknown to the Federation. Scans of this planet revealed no intelligent life signs. This ability to hide their life signs was later attributed to the psychokinetic powers of the Platonians.

Despite being unknown, Platonius appeared on a starchart of Federation space in SNW: "Strange New Worlds".

The Platonians colonized this planet thousands of years prior to its discovery by the Federation. Before they arrived at Platonius, the Platonians spent time on Earth and embraced the ancient Greek civilization. When this civilization ended, they left to create a society based on this civilization. The Platonians established a republic based on the writings of the philosopher Plato, a disciple of Socrates. They named the planet after Plato.

In 2268, the USS Enterprise made first contact with the Platonians. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")

In 2328, this planet was the destination for passengers traveling from Tau Ceti Deep Space Station via commercial transport. Kenneth Ross and Richard Barnett traveled there on the SS Kogin. (TNG-R: "Inheritance", okudagram)

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Background

The Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 2, p. 171 classified Platonius as a class M planet.

This planet's quadrant of origin was inferred based on the position of its star system as seen in the star chart appearing in the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode "Strange New Worlds".

Apocrypha

In FASA's The Federation sourcebook, Platonius was the fourth planet in the Helios system (β).

In Decipher's Worlds sourcebook, Platonius was the third planet in the Alpha Derridia system.

In an online chat, Ron D. Moore stated that Kirk mislaid the map to Platonious (sic) during a drunken bachelor party he hosted in his quarters. (AOL chat, 1997)

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