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.
Yes, he was. The sky was a burden for him to hold on his shoulders forever more, as a punishment.
Atlas was required to stand on the western edge of Gaea (earth) to hold up Uranus (the sky) on his shoulders.
He tried to trick Hercules into holding the world on his shoulders
Not the world, but the heavens. Zues condemed him to hold the sky up for all time after the Titans revolt.
The Greek God and Titan Atlas was required to bear the weight of the world on his shoulders.
Yes, he was. The sky was a burden for him to hold on his shoulders forever more, as a punishment.
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Atlas was required to stand on the western edge of Gaea (earth) to hold up Uranus (the sky) on his shoulders.
He tried to trick Hercules into holding the world on his shoulders
Atlas was the Titan who was forced to bear the world on his shoulders.
The Titan who carried the sky on his shoulders was Atlas. In Greek mythology, Atlas was punished by Zeus to hold up the heavens as a consequence for leading the Titans in a war against the Olympian gods.
Zeus made Atlas hold the shy and the earth apart. He stood on the most western part of Gaia (the earth) and held Uranus (the sky) on his shoulders so that they would never embrace. Modern depictions have Atlas holding the planet on his shoulders, but that isn't the original story.
Atlas is usually depicted as supporting the Earth on his shoulders.
Not the world, but the heavens. Zues condemed him to hold the sky up for all time after the Titans revolt.
Atlas is usually depicted as supporting the Earth on his shoulders.
It was Atlas