Titan Atlas
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Titan Atlas is a powerful figure in Greek mythology best known for bearing the weight of the heavens on his shoulders as punishment from Zeus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Titan Atlas canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Titan
ⓘ
deity in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Atlas ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Atlas Mountains ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
endurance
ⓘ
strength ⓘ |
| category |
Greek gods
ⓘ
Titans in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| children |
Calypso
ⓘ
Dione ⓘ Hesperides ⓘ Hyades ⓘ Maera ⓘ Pleiades ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | supporting the sky ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Zeus ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Atlas the geographical collection of maps ⓘ |
| encounteredBy | Heracles ⓘ |
| etymologyOfName | possibly from Greek "tlao" meaning "to endure" ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| helped | Heracles ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
kneeling or straining posture
ⓘ
muscular physique ⓘ |
| knownFor | bearing the weight of the heavens on his shoulders ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
ⓘ
Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ |
| mythInvolvement | Heracles' quest for the golden apples of the Hesperides ⓘ |
| opponent | Olympian gods ⓘ |
| parent |
Clymene
ⓘ
Iapetus ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | powerful bearded man bearing the heavens ⓘ |
| punishedBy | Zeus ⓘ |
| punishment | bearing the weight of the heavens ⓘ |
| residence | western edge of the world ⓘ |
| role | bearer of the heavens ⓘ |
| sibling |
Epimetheus
ⓘ
Menoetius ⓘ Prometheus ⓘ |
| spouseOrConsort |
Aethra
ⓘ
Pleione ⓘ |
| symbol |
celestial sphere
ⓘ
globe on shoulders ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Titanomachy ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.