Titan Atlas

E145297

Titan Atlas is a powerful figure in Greek mythology best known for bearing the weight of the heavens on his shoulders as punishment from Zeus.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Titan Atlas canonical 4

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Titan ⓘ
deity in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Atlas ⓘ
associatedPlace Atlas Mountains ⓘ
associatedWith endurance ⓘ
strength ⓘ
category Greek gods ⓘ
Titans in Greek mythology ⓘ
children Calypso ⓘ
Dione ⓘ
Hesperides ⓘ
Hyades ⓘ
Maera ⓘ
Pleiades ⓘ
cosmicFunction supporting the sky ⓘ
culture Greek mythology ⓘ
defeatedBy Zeus ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Atlas the geographical collection of maps ⓘ
encounteredBy Heracles ⓘ
etymologyOfName possibly from Greek "tlao" meaning "to endure" ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
helped Heracles ⓘ
iconographicAttribute kneeling or straining posture ⓘ
muscular physique ⓘ
knownFor bearing the weight of the heavens on his shoulders ⓘ
literarySource Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ⓘ
Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ
mythInvolvement Heracles' quest for the golden apples of the Hesperides ⓘ
opponent Olympian gods ⓘ
parent Clymene ⓘ
Iapetus ⓘ
portrayedAs powerful bearded man bearing the heavens ⓘ
punishedBy Zeus ⓘ
punishment bearing the weight of the heavens ⓘ
residence western edge of the world ⓘ
role bearer of the heavens ⓘ
sibling Epimetheus ⓘ
Menoetius ⓘ
Prometheus ⓘ
spouseOrConsort Aethra ⓘ
Pleione ⓘ
symbol celestial sphere ⓘ
globe on shoulders ⓘ
tookPartIn Titanomachy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sterope → notableRelative → Titan Atlas ⓘ
Children of Atlas → relatedTo → Titan Atlas ⓘ
Maera → isRelatedTo → Titan Atlas ⓘ
Polyxo → associatedWith → Titan Atlas ⓘ