Atlas from Greek mythology
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Atlas from Greek mythology is a Titan condemned to hold up the sky for eternity, often associated with endurance and the western edge of the world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlas | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Titan
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| associatedGeographicalFeature | Atlas Mountains ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
astronomy
ⓘ
endurance ⓘ mountains ⓘ the western edge of the world ⓘ |
| causeOfPunishment | participation in the Titanomachy against the Olympian gods ⓘ |
| children |
Alcyone
ⓘ
Calypso ⓘ Celaeno ⓘ Electra ⓘ Hesperides ⓘ Hyades ⓘ Maia ⓘ Merope ⓘ Pleiades ⓘ Sterope ⓘ Taygete ⓘ |
| condemnation | to hold up the sky for eternity ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| domain |
heavens
ⓘ
western cosmos ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandchildren |
Hermes
ⓘ
various heroes through his daughters ⓘ |
| iconography | depicted carrying the celestial sphere on his shoulders ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
ⓘ
Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ Homer's Odyssey ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent | Titanomachy ⓘ |
| oftenConfusedWith | personification of a world map or globe in later art ⓘ |
| parent |
Clymene
ⓘ
Iapetus ⓘ |
| punishedBy | Zeus ⓘ |
| residence |
Atlas Mountains
ⓘ
western edge of the known world ⓘ |
| role | bearer of the heavens ⓘ |
| sibling |
Epimetheus
ⓘ
Menoetius ⓘ Prometheus ⓘ |
| spouseOrConsort |
Celaeno
ⓘ
surface form:
Pleione
|
| symbolizes |
burden
ⓘ
endurance ⓘ strength ⓘ |
| transformationLocation | Libya ⓘ |
| transformedInto | mountain range in some myths ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.