my sons homework question.
2006-09-06 02:55:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
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2006-09-06 03:00:42 · answer #1 · answered by v4m21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, so we know that there is no opposite of atlas - but while I was looking to see what your son's teacher was after, I found out something fascinating! I always thought the atlas was named after a titan who held up heaven. However, I have now discovered that it was originally something different! If you want some more information about atlases - and other meanings for the word, have a look on Wikipedia and wiktionary!
King Atlas, a mythical King of Mauretania in Libya, was, according to legend, a wise philosopher, mathematician and astronomer who supposedly made the first celestial globe. It was this Atlas that Mercator was referring to when he first used the name 'Atlas', and he included a depiction of the King on the title-page.
However, the more widely known Atlas is a figure from Greek mythology. He is the son of the Titan Iapetus and Clymene (or Asia), brother of Prometheus. Atlas was punished by Zeus and made to bear the weight of the heavens and earth on his back. In his epic Odyssey, Homer refers to this Atlas as "one who knows the depths of the whole sea, and keeps the tall pillars who hold heaven and earth asunder".
I hope you end up with an A for your son's homework!
2006-09-09 06:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
antonym is a word which has the opposite meaning to another, such as light and dark. Atlas in greek mythology, A titan who was made to hold up the heavens with his hands, when books of maps came to be published he was often portrayed as a front piece hence the name atlas.
2006-09-06 17:39:55 · answer #3 · answered by dinkydoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the wrong kind of word for an antonym to be honest...
check out www.synonym,com
It is a great website for both antonyms and synonyms
2006-09-06 09:58:19 · answer #4 · answered by Ichi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Which one of the words are lookin' for? As you can see there are variations of the word...
Atlas -- ((Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders)
2. atlas, book of maps, map collection -- (a collection of maps in book form)
3. atlas, atlas vertebra -- (the 1st cervical vertebra)
4. atlas, telamon -- (a figure of a man used as a supporting column)
2006-09-06 13:23:10 · answer #5 · answered by The purple sock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u sure the question is correct? how can u have the opposite of atlas?
http://www.synonym.com/antonym/map deosnt find anything either.
2006-09-06 10:00:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mmm cant think...Antonym is usually the opposite.
2006-09-06 10:02:21 · answer #7 · answered by MissBehave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arnold?
Bullworker?
2006-09-06 10:03:36 · answer #8 · answered by David R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weakling?
2006-09-06 09:59:18 · answer #9 · answered by FrogDog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
world
2006-09-06 09:58:54 · answer #10 · answered by RIKNAMB4EVR 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋