Who or what is atlas?

Answer 1

atlas was a titan, who carried the earth on his shoulders. the mythology being that earthquakes, etc... came from atlas shrugging or shifting the load.

Answer 2

mount atlas is in present day morocco. since ancient greek times the mount was considered the place where the titan atlas stood, holding the world on his back.
the word atlas can also be a common noun, but if you wanted to know those meanings u should have asked what is AN atlas.

Answer 3

Some say that the Titan Atlas worked out the science of astrology and discovered the spherical nature of the stars. But he is best known for bearing on his shoulders the pillars that keep earth and heaven apart. This burden, a heavy one and difficult to grasp, is the punishment Zeus imposed on him for having been the leader of the TITANS during their war against the OLYMPIANS [see Titanomachy]. And Atlas, they say, though pre-eminent in strength, moans as he holds the vault of the sky on his back.

Answer 4

–noun, plural at‧las‧es for 1–3,

1. a bound collection of maps.
2. a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject.
3. Anatomy. the first cervical vertebra, which supports the head.
4. a size of drawing or writing paper, 26 × 34 or 33 inches.
5. Also called telamon. Architecture. a sculptural figure of a man used as


Or



–noun, plural At‧las‧es for 2, 4. .

1. Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Iapetus and brother of Prometheus and Epimetheus, condemned to support the sky on his shoulders: identified by the ancients with the Atlas Mountains.
2. a person who supports a heavy burden; a mainstay.


*** it's eigther a mythical person or a book. I hope this helps



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Answer 5

Atlas was a titan in Greek myth. He help the world on his shoulders. In Renaissance Europe, on of the first published collections of Maps had an engraving on its cover of Atlas carrying the world on his shoulders. This work was very popular. So quickly, any collection of maps became known as an "Atlas".

Answer 6

He was a titan, who, as punishment, was made to carry the earth on his shoulder for the rest of his days. This punishment was interrupted for a few moments when he tricked Hercules into taking his place. However Hercules turned the trick back on him, and poor Atlas has been holding the earth up ever since.

Answer 7

he was a titan uncle or zeus king of gods when zeus over threw his father chronus atlas was comdem in atlas mountain to hold up sky in his shoulder he once swaped with semi divine hecules who swaped it back

Answer 8

a legendary hero.
known for his punishment - to stand on the earth and hold the sky.