Atlas
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Atlas
Summary
Atlas is a titan[1]. He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Atlas's father was Iapetos[3].
- Atlas's mother was Asia[4].
- Atlas's mother was Klymene[5].
- Among Atlas's spouses was Pleione[6].
- Among Atlas's spouses was Aethra[7].
- A child of Atlas was Merope[8].
- A child of Atlas was Hyas[9].
- A child of Atlas was Taygete[10].
- A child of Atlas was Maia[11].
- A child of Atlas was Celaeno[12].
- A child of Atlas was Calypso[13].
- Atlas held the position of king of Atlantis[14].
- Atlas is recorded as male[15].
- Atlas's instance of is recorded as titan[16].
- Atlas's Commons category is recorded as Atlas (mythology)[17].
- Atlas's unmarried partner is recorded as Hesperis[18].
- Atlas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atlas (mythology)[19].
- Atlas's work location is recorded as Ancient Greece[20].
- Atlas's depicted by is recorded as Atlas[21].
- Atlas's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[22].
- Atlas's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
- Atlas's described by source is recorded as Literary Encyclopedia 1929—1939[24].
- Atlas's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[25].
- Atlas's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[26].
- Atlas's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].
Body
Origins and Family
Atlas's father was Iapetos[3]. Mothers listed include Asia[4], an Oceanids[28] and Klymene[5], a Greek nymph[29].
Career and Affiliations
Atlas held the position of king of Atlantis[14].
Personal Life
Spouses include Pleione[6], an Oceanids[30] and Aethra[7], a Greek nymph[31]. Children include Merope[8], a Pleiades[32]; Hyas[9], a mythological Greek character[33]; Taygete[10], a Greek nymph[34]; Maia[11], a Pleiades[35]; Celaeno[12], a Greek nymph[36]; and Calypso[13], an Oceanids[37].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Atlas include atlas[38]; ATLAS experiment[39], a particle physics experiment[40], in Switzerland[41]; Atlas Network[42], an alliance[43], founded in 2001[44]; Atlantic bible[45]; Mount Atlas[46], a mountain[47]; Atlantic Ocean[48], an ocean[49]; Slava-class guided missile cruiser[50], a ship class[51], founded in 1979[52]; and Attacus atlas[53].
Why It Matters
Atlas has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for him include atlas[38]; ATLAS experiment[39], a particle physics experiment[40], in Switzerland[41]; Atlas Network[42], an alliance[43], founded in 2001[44]; Atlantic bible[45]; Mount Atlas[46], a mountain[47]; and Atlantic Ocean[48], an ocean[49].
FAQs
Who were Atlas's parents?
Atlas's father was Iapetos[3]. Atlas's mother was Asia[4].