Atlas
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Atlas (Mountain god) 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]
The main sources of this mythology is: Hesiod, Theogony - Greek Epic C8th-7th BC.
Atlas is best-known by his cultural association with cartography.
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References
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.