2006-08-18 08:07:27 · 9 answers · asked by Ames 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
ATLAS was the younger Titan god (perhaps) of endurance and daring. He was also the god of astronomy who presided over the constellations of heaven. Indeed, he was forced to bear the weight of heaven upon his shoulders and, some say, turn the heavenly sphere on its axis.
Atlas was condemned to bear the heavens upon his shoulders by Zeus as punishment for leading the Titanes in their war against the gods. Later he was released by Herakles who erected the Pillars of the Sky to relieve him of his burden. The Titan was subsequently placed in the heavens as the Constellation Hercules (known to the Greeks as the Kneeler), and the Drakon Hesperios, his familiar or tormentor, as the adjacent star-group Draco.
2006-08-18 08:13:21 · answer #1 · answered by mistress_piper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atlas was the leader of the giant Titans who fought a war against the gods of mount Olympus. The head of the gods was Zeus, who was fighting against his father, the Titan Cronos, to gain control of the world. When Zeus won the war, he severely punished Atlas by making him carry the sky on his shoulders.
Atlas was the father of the Pleiades, theHyades, and the Hesperides. The Hesperides were the guardians of a tree of golden apples. The earth goddess Gaea gave the tree to Hera, the wife of Zeus, as a wedding present. The tree was in a secret location. Nevertheless, an oracle told Atlas that a son of Zeus would one day steal the golden apples guarded by his daughters. For this reason, Atlas refused to let anyone visit his home.
2006-08-18 08:14:02 · answer #2 · answered by Meg 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Atlas And Zeus
2016-11-05 04:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Greek mythology, the giant Atlas was the leader of the Titans who fought against the gods of the Mount Olympus. The head of the Olympian gods was Zeus,
2006-08-18 08:18:19 · answer #4 · answered by raj 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they were both gods, atlas did something bad and zeus punished him by having to hold up the earth and watch over the golden apples. i can't remember what atlas did though
2006-08-18 08:12:51 · answer #5 · answered by gets flamed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extremely relaxed garments and disavowal of adequate shaving gear.
2006-08-18 08:14:27 · answer #6 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're not related because they're both fake.
I can't believe that schools are wasting time by teaching this kind of nonsense to kids nowadays.
Ridiculous.
2006-08-18 08:13:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Second cousins
2006-08-18 08:17:49 · answer #8 · answered by El Duderino 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 ways. both gods, and both fiction.
2006-08-18 08:16:55 · answer #9 · answered by ssgtusmc3013 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋