The Greek God and Titan Atlas was required to bear the weight of the world on his shoulders.
There are quite a few Titans. The most notable is Cronus, the god of time. Prometheus had the gift of foresight. Hyperion was the god of light. Mnemosyne was the goddess of memory. Atlas was the strongest Titan and sentenced to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders.
like atlas, to take the world on my 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.
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.
Atlas was the Titan who was forced to bear the world on his shoulders.
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Atlas was the titan in Greek mythology who was forced to bear the heavens on his shoulders.
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Your responsibilities, having commitments and more are so great that it feels like you have the world on your shoulders. The god in this is the god Atlas. Atlas carries the world on his shoulders.
To have the weight of the world on your shoulders means that your commitments have you under pressure. This expression comes from the Ancient Greek Titan Atlas, who was forced to literally carry the world on his shoulders.
Atlas was the god who had the job of carrying the world on his shoulders. So this person would have the weight of the whole world on their shoulders, so to speak.
To have the world on your shoulders means to have a great deal of responsibility that you are directly accountable for. Similar idioms would be, "carrying a heavy load"' "there's a lot riding on your shoulders".
It could have something to do with Atlas holding the world on his shoulders.
That means whatever the issue\problem is, its your responsibility. As in Atlas the guy with the world on his shoulders... the problem is on your shoulders.
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Atlas.