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What was the greek god name that froze atlas so he can hold the world up?
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∙ 12y ago
It wasn't a god. According to some accounts, Perseus passed by Atlas on his way to return the sack given to him by the Hesperides. Atlas tried to shoo him away, but Perseus, still heady with his victory, revealed Medusa's head to the Titan, turning him into stone (i.e. the Atlas Mountains of North Africa).
That account, though, doesn't jive with the later account of Heracles, which has the hero interacting with a perfectly mobile and not-at-all-stone Atlas. A more reasonable end to the tale is that after bearing Atlas' burden himself, Heracles decided to help the Titan by building the Pillars of Heracles, thus relieving the Titan of his burden.
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What did atlas hold on his shoulders?
Many people and paintings depict the titan Atlas holding up the world. This is entirely not true. When the gods of Greek Mythology beat their older relatives (the titans) in a war, Zeus assigned the strongest titan (Atlas) to hold up the SKY not the world.
What did the Greek god Atlas hold?
He stole the sun.
What was Atlas in Greek mythology forced to hold on his shoulders?
the sky
Who was atlas the greek god?
Atlas was a Titan, son of Iapetus. He was condemned to hold the sky for all eternity.
What is the goal of the Greek God Atlas?
to hold up the sky as his punishment
Who was the greek god whose job it was to hold up the sky?
Atlas
In Greek mythology did Hyperion hold up the sky?
Atlas it the Titan that was forced to hold up the sky after the Titanomachy. Fun Fact: The Atlantic Ocean means "The Sea of Atlas" and Atlantis means "The Island of Atlas"
What does the world atlas have to do with greek mythology?
Atlas was a titan who fought against the gods in the war. As a punishment, they had him hold up the Sky to keep it from falling to the Earth. Some say that he held up the Earth. This is why a book of maps is called an Atlas.
Atlas Herculean labyrinth Olympian are they Chin ese roman Greek or Egyptian?
Those would be Greek. Atlas is the titan forced to hold up the world Hercules is a hero and son of the god Zeus The Labyrinth is where the Minotaur is trapped and the Olympians are the gods.
What famous mountain that is home to the Greek gods?
Its Atlas, in the war between the Titans and the Olympians, Atlas was on the Titans' side, when the Olympians won, Zeus punished all of the Titans. Atlas's punishment was to hold the weight of the (Earth)world. Later on, Perseus turned Atlas into stone using Medusa's head. So, Atlas is now a mountain. <Called Mt. Atlas>
Atlas the god symbolizes?
atlas symbolizes how beast men are because atlas, a man, can hold the entire world, while all a woman can hold is a frying pan
What part did Atlas play in the creation of the world?
Atlas was punished by Zeus who made him hold up the heavens.
