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Atlas was said to have been skilled in philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy. In antiquity, he was credited with inventing the first celestial sphere. In some texts, he is even credited with the invention of astronomy itself. [5] Atlas was the son of the Titan Iapetus and the Oceanid Asia [6] or Clymene. [7] He was a brother of Epimetheus and ...
Atlas, in Greek mythology, son of the Titan Iapetus and the Oceanid Clymene (or Asia) and brother of Prometheus (creator of humankind). In Homer’s Odyssey, Book I, Atlas seems to have been a marine creature who supported the pillars that held heaven and earth apart.
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Atlas was one of the most famous Titans, the son of Iapetus and the Oceanid Asia (or, possibly, Clymene ). He was the leader of the Titan rebellion against Zeus, and he got a fitting punishment after the end of the Titanomachy: he was condemned to eternally hold up the sky.
- Atlas' home was The Far West.
- The parents of Atlas were Iapetus and Clymene.
- Atlas had 3 siblings: Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius.
- Atlas' consorts were Pleione, Aethra and Hesperis.
- Atlas had 5 children: The Pleiades, Calypso, The Hyades, Hyas and The Hesperides.
- Atlas' symbols were the Globe and the Constellations.
The first work that contained systematically arranged maps of uniform size representing the first modern atlas was prepared by Italian cartographer Pietro Coppo in the early 16th century; however, it was not published at that time, so it is conventionally not considered the first atlas.
Nov 14, 2019 · Atlas in Greek Mythology. Atlas was one of four sons of the Titan Iapoetos and the Okeanid Klymene: his brothers were Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoitios. The earliest of the traditions say simply that it was Atlas' responsibility to hold up the sky.
In Greek Mythology, Atlas was a Titan who was responsible for bearing the weight of the heavens on his shoulders, a punishment bestowed on him by Zeus. He was given this task in retribution for him leading the Titans into battle, or Titanomachy, against the Olympian Gods for control of the heavens.
Atlas, a collection of maps or charts, usually bound together. The name derives from a custom—initiated by Gerardus Mercator in the 16th century—of using the figure of the Titan Atlas, holding the globe on his shoulders, as a frontispiece for books of maps.
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