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  2. Atlas (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Atlas (/ ˈ æ t l ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἄτλας, Átlās) is a Titan condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy. Atlas also plays a role in the myths of two of the greatest Greek heroes : Heracles ( Hercules in Roman mythology ) and Perseus .

  3. List of eponyms (A–K) - Wikipedia

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    Chimaera, Greek mythological character – Chimaera The term "chimaera" has come to describe any mythical or fictional animal with parts taken from various animals, or to describe anything composed of very disparate parts, or perceived as wildly imaginative, implausible, or dazzling.

  4. Category:Atlas (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Articles to the Greek god Atlas and his depictions. He was a Titan condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy in Greek mythology . Subcategories

  5. Hesperides - Wikipedia

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    Atlas agreed, but Heracles reneged and walked away, carrying the apples. According to an alternative version, Heracles slew Ladon instead and stole the apples. There is another variation to the story where Heracles was the only person to steal the apples, other than Perseus , although Athena later returned the apples to their rightful place in ...

  6. List of Metamorphoses characters - Wikipedia

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    A statue carved out of ivory by Pygmalion. Pygmalion fell in love with Galatea and after Pygmalion had sacrificed to Venus (mythology) during her festival, Galatea was made into a real woman. X: 247-297 [102] Ganymede: Son of the Dardanian King Tros and brother of Ilus (the founder of Ilion) and Assaracus (the grandfather of Aeneas). X: 155 ...

  7. Category:Greek mythology templates - Wikipedia

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    [[Category:Greek mythology templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Greek mythology templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

  8. Archetypal name - Wikipedia

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    An archetypal name is a proper name of a real person or mythological or fictional character that has become a designation for an archetype of a certain personal trait. [1] It is a form of antonomasia. Archetypal names are a literary device used to allude to certain traits of a character or a plot. [1]

  9. List of Etruscan mythological figures - Wikipedia

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    The mythological figure Ariadne. [6] Ataiun: The mythological figure Actaeon. [6] Atlenta, Atlnta: The mythological person Atalanta. [6] Atmite: The legendary character Admetus. [56] Atunis: The mythological figure Adonis. [56] Aturmica: The mythological figure Andromache, the Amazon. [56] Capne, Kapne: The legendary hero Capaneus. [56] Caśntra