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In [[Greek]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]], '''Atlas''' (Mountain god) was the son of [[Iapetus]], an old [[Titan]] and [[Clymene]], a [[Nymph]]. He was the brother of [[Menoetius]], [[Prometheus]] and [[Epimetheus]].
In [[Greek]] [[Greek mythology|mythology]], '''Atlas''' (Mountain god) was the son of [[Iapetus]], an old [[Titan]] and [[Clymene]], a [[Nymph]]. He was the brother of [[Menoetius]], [[Prometheus]] and [[Epimetheus]].
Unlike his brothers Prometheus and Epimetheus, Atlas fought with the other Titans supporting [[Cronus]] against [[Zeus]]. Due to Cronus's advance age Atlas lead the Titan's in battle. As a result he was singled out by Zeus for a special punishment and made to hold up the world on his back.<ref>[http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/titan.html The Titans]
Unlike his brothers Prometheus and Epimetheus, Atlas fought with the other Titans supporting [[Cronus]] against [[Zeus]]. Due to Cronus's advance age Atlas lead the Titan's in battle. As a result, he was singled out by Zeus for a special punishment and made to hold up the world on his back.<ref>[http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/titan.html The Titans]
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The main source of this mythology is: [[Hesiod]]'s ''Theogony'', Greek Epic C 8th-7th BC, a poem describing the origins of the gods of the ancient Greeks.
The main source of this mythology is: [[Hesiod]]'s ''Theogony'', Greek Epic C 8th-7th BC, a poem describing the origins of the gods of the ancient Greeks.
Atlas is best-known by his cultural association with cartography.
Atlas is best known by his cultural association with cartography.
In the myth of the Greek hero Heracles ([[Hercules]]), Hercules needed Atlas' help to complete one of his Twelve Labors. Atlas agreed to help, but only if Hercules would take his burden for a while. Hercules took the weight of the world while the Titan completed the task, but Atlas refused to take the Earth back afterwords, forcing Hercules to trick him into doing so.
In the myth of the Greek hero Heracles ([[Hercules]]), Hercules needed Atlas' help to complete one of his Twelve Labors. Atlas agreed to help, but only if Hercules would take his burden for a while. Hercules took the weight of the world while the Titan completed the task, but Atlas refused to take the Earth back afterwords, forcing Hercules to trick him into doing so.