In
Greek Mythology, son of the
Titan Iapetus and the nymph
? Clymene
?, and brother of
Prometheus. Father of the Hesperides
?, Hyades
?, and Pleiades
?. When he fought in the war between the Titans and the gods of
Mount Olympus,
Zeus decreed that, as punishment, he should forever bear the burden of carrying the heavens and the
Earth upon his shoulders. Atlas was turned to stone by
Perseus using Medusa
?'s head in the place where the [Atlas mountains]
? (see below) now stand. Also known as the king of
Atlantis.
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