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Atlas held up the sky after being punished by Zeus.
They are named after him because they reach the sky and atlas held up the sky and in The story of Perseus he turned Atlas to stone to stop his eternal suffering with Medusa's head.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoPrevious to the expedition of Sir Joseph Hooker to the Great Atlas in 1871, hardly a single ray of light had been thrown upon the stratigraphical constitution of Southern Morocco, and since that time barely one trustworthy fact has been added to the sum total. Practically the geological literature of Southern Morocco consists of a paper by Mr. Maw, who accompanied Sir Joseph, entitled 'Notes on the Geology of the Plain of Marocco & the Great Atlas,' and published as an appendix to Hooker & Ball's 'Tour in Marocco & the Great Atlas.'
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Who was Atlas in Greek mythology and why are the mountains in southern Morocco named after him?
Atlas was one of the Titan gods who fought Zeus, his punishment was to hold aloft the heavens from the earth. We do not know why the real reason why the Atlas Mountains have that name, the theory is it may be that the word "Atlas" was borrowed from the ancient people who called these mountains home, or the Greeks gave them that name and it stuck and the original name is likely forgotten. It's certainly a interesting puzzle.
Does Morocco have any deserts?
a lot of mountains especially the ATLAS series whereas : Little ATLAS, Medium ATLAS, Big ATLAS, named after the Greek mythology god ATLAS
Why were the mountains in morocco named after altas the greek god?
atlas was turned into a mountain so he wouldn't be hurt when he held up the sky.
Mountain range named after a greek titan?
The Atlas Mountains
Who was the atlas named after?
The altas was named after Atlas.
Who was atlas named after?
The altas was named after Atlas.
Which ocean is named after the atlas?
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.
Why do you think the altiatlasius was named?
scientists were studying an animal discovered at the foot of the High Atlas Mountain in Morocco. The creature, called the Altiatlasius, lived 60 Million years ago.
Is an atlas named for the greek titan atlas?
Yes.
Why do you think the altiatlasius was so named?
scientists were studying an animal discovered at the foot of the High Atlas Mountain in Morocco. The creature, called the Altiatlasius, lived 60 Million years ago.
What are the long chain of mountains in the centre of the south island in New Zealand named?
The Southern Alps
What is a book of maps is named for this titan cursed by Zeus?
The book of maps is named an "atlas," after the titan Atlas who was cursed by Zeus to hold up the heavens for eternity.
