He holds the sky.
The atmosphere, which is made up of gases like nitrogen and oxygen, is between the sky and the earth. This layer of gases helps regulate temperature, protect the earth from harmful radiation, and is where weather phenomenon like clouds and rain occur.
Warm air on Earth rises, cools, and then descends. This process is known as convection, and it creates circulation patterns in the atmosphere.
A meteoric fireball is a very bright meteor that appears in the sky as a sudden, quick burst of light. These events are caused by a meteoroid entering Earth's atmosphere and burning up due to friction with the air. Fireballs are usually brighter than the planet Venus in the night sky.
A horizon and one can be seen from every point on Earth.
Yes, shooting stars do not have tails when they streak across the night sky. The glowing trail behind a shooting star is actually caused by the friction of the meteoroid burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
Atlas was required to stand on the western edge of Gaea (earth) to hold up Uranus (the sky) on his shoulders.
Atlas's burden is to 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"
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.EDIT from DJNightchild:Atlas isillustrated as the one holding th Earth, but that's not true.He's the one who sepperates the sky from the earth.
he put atlas under a spell where atlas had to hold up the sky for eternity
Atlas comes from the ancient greek titan Atlas, who was punished by the gods with supporting the earth and the heaven for eternity.
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to hold up the sky as his punishment
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 is the titan who held the earth on his back and father of Calypso.
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.