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Atlas' eternal punishment was to hold up the heavens (Ouranos or Father Sky) and not let it crush the earth. And if your wondering why he doesn't just let it do that, the curse put on him made it so that he had to put it on someone else's shoulders if he was to get out.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoHe stands at the western edge of Gaia, the earth. He carries the heavens on his shoulders.
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∙ 12y agoA Titan's son who Carrie the Sky on his Shoulders to keep it from squeezing together with earth.
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∙ 13y agoAtlas was a Titan Lord but he is forced to hold up the sky which in a way imprisons him because it weighs millions of pounds.
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∙ 13y agoAtlas was actually a Titan, who did not rule anything. he was punished for fighting against the Greek Gods, and made to hold up the earth.
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∙ 12y agoThe etymology of the name Atlas is still much debated. Many people think it related a word meaning "support".
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∙ 11y agoAtlas is actually a Titan, but he is related to all the Greek gods because their parents were Gaea and Ouranos.
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Is Atlas a god?
Atlas is Greek, but he is not a god. He is a Titan.
Is atlas a roman or a Greek God?
Atlas was from greek mythology
Who is greek god atlas?
Atlas is a greek Titan who holds the sky up for punishment by the mighty god Zeus.
Where is the greek god atlas hometown?
Atlas wasnt a god, and he was born and raised in denver
When was atlas Greek god born?
Greek myth does not say.
Who was the Greek god Atlas married to?
Atlas was a Titan. Unmarried.
Who was the Greek god Atlas Van Lines?
a titan who goes by Atlas
Where is greek god atlas from for project?
he is from Greece
When was atlas the Greek god born?
theres no chronology in the greek myth
What did the Greek god Atlas hold?
He stole the sun.
Who was the Greek god who carried the world on his shoulders?
Atlas was the Titan who was forced to bear the world on his shoulders.
How was the Greek god atlas raised?
Atlas was not a god he was a titan a child of ghaia and oranus the god and godess that raised the titans who came before the gods
