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Some say that the Titan Atlas worked out the science of astrology and discovered the spherical nature of the stars. But he is best known for bearing on his shoulders the pillars that keep earth and heaven apart.
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Atlas was an interesting, legendary Titan. He was in a lot of stories, starting with the story of the exploits with the hero, Hercules. ... In Roman mythology. Atlas had Medusa's head in a sack. Atlas pulled it out and looked at it by accident, and he was turned to stone!
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The Titan Atlas was one of the Mythological Titans of Greece who had to support the heaven with his shoulders. That was a punishment that he got from Zeus because he participate against the Olympian gods with the giants, in the war between gods and giants. ... Home; History & Mythology...
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GREEK MYTHOLOGY ATLAS Possibly the son of Titans Eurynome and Phoebe or of Iapetus and the nymph Clymene Atlas is most frequently described as being a son of Poseidon;it is also said that he had ... Date: 4/14/2001 8:13:00 AM From Authorid: 28767 This was interesting i love greek mythology.
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Heracles then tricked Atlas into taking his burden up again. In connection with another heroic quest, Atlas divulged the whereabouts of the Graeae to Perseus. ... Atlas (AT-las) ... ; Atlas, with the pillar by which he holds up the heavens. (zoom)
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Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. ... Homer, Odyssey 1. 52 ff (trans. Shewring) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) : "Atlas the baleful (oloophron); he knows the depths of all the seas, and he, no other, guards (or holds) the tall pillars that keep the sky and earth apart."
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In ancient Greek mythology, Atlas was a famed figure, a member of the Titan race of giants. The son of Titan parents (Iapetos and Clymene), he had three brothers: Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menetius. The Greek poet Hediod described Atlas as "a son of invincible spirit."
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Atlas in Greek Mythology ... Atlas was a legendary Titan in Greek mythology. Indeed, this mythological character appears in many compelling stories, from the tale of the exploits of the hero Herakles (Hercules), to the myth that claims he supported the sky on his shoulders.
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Atlas is a scion of the Titans, the Greek race of giants, and the son of Iapetus and the nymph Clymene. He is the father of the Hesperides, the Hyades and the Pleiades. He was also thought to be the king of legendary Atlantis ("Land of Atlas").
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