Atlas
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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. [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.
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