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Atlas was the son of Iapetus, an old Titan and Clymene, a Nymph .

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. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ The Titans
  • Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.


v â€¢ d â€¢ e
Deities of Greek Mythology
Primordial Deities
Aether • Chaos • Erebus • Eros • Gaia • Nyx • Tartarus • Uranus
Titans
 
Titanides:
Mnemosyne • Phoebe • Rhea • Tethys • Theia • Themis
Offspring:
Asteria • Atlas • Eos • Epimetheus • Helios • Leto • Menoetius • Prometheus • Selene
Olympians
Aphrodite • Apollo • Ares • Artemis • Athena • Demeter • Dionysus • Hades • Hebe • Hephaestus • Hera • Hermes • Hestia • Persephone • Poseidon • Zeus
Other Deities
Asclepius • Pan • Nymphs • Erinyes
Monsters
Cyclopes • Charybdis • Gorgon • Graeae • Harpies • Medusa • Polyphemus • Scylla
Muses
Calliope • Clio • Erato • Euterpe • Melpomene • Polyhymnia • Terpsichore • Thalia • Urania