The etymology of the name Atlas is still much debated. Many people think it related a word meaning "support".
Historical Atlas of World Mythology was created in 1983.
The ISBN of Historical Atlas of World Mythology is 978-0912383002.
Atlas was from greek mythology
It comes from Atlas of Greek mythology, making Atlas the Sea of Atlas
Atlas was believed to be a shepherd satellite (looking after the rings). Because of this it was named after Atlas of Greek mythology, because it "holds the rings on its shoulders" like the Titan Atlas held the sky up above the Earth
Atlas was a Titan, the son of Iapetus and Clymene.
Atlas holds the sky above the earth on his back.
yes, if you mean Phoebe. she was one of the first twelve titans, daughter of Uranus and Gaia(the sky and the earth), and the wife of Atlas. toghether with Atlas she "governed" the moon.
Strength and stoic endurance.
he holds up the sky
the sky
No ocean is named after the atlas. The atlas is a compendium of maps. The Atlantic ocean, however, was named after Atlas, a character in Greek mythology. The atlas was also named for him, as well as many other things.