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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.
Farnese Atlas (Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples). The Farnese Atlas is a 2nd-century CE Roman marble sculpture of Atlas holding up a celestial globe.Probably a copy of an earlier work of the Hellenistic period, it is the oldest extant statue of Atlas, a Titan of Greek mythology who is represented in earlier Greek vase painting, and the oldest known representation of the celestial sphere ...
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.
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You end up unhappy at a minimum, and often you end up experiencing far worse (e.g., depression, anxiety)—because you feel like you’ve sold yourself down the river,” he continued.
Others hold that the earth has nine corners by which the heavens are supported. Another disagreeing from these would have the earth supported by seven elephants, and the elephants do not sink down because their feet are fixed on a tortoise. When asked who would fix the body of the tortoise, so that it would not collapse, he said that he did not ...
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images The Los Angeles premiere of Jennifer Lopez‘s Atlas movie is set to take place on Monday, May 20 – and even though she’s the star of ...