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Atlas, along with his brother Menoetius, sided with the Titans in their war against the Olympians, the Titanomachy. His brothers Prometheus and Epimetheus weighed the odds and betrayed the other Titans by forming an alliance with the Olympians. When the Titans were defeated, many of them (including Menoetius) were confined to Tartarus, but Zeus condemned Atlas to stand at the western edge of Gaia, the Earth and hold up Ouranos, the Sky on his shoulders, to prevent the two from resuming their primordial embrace. Thus he was Atlas Telamon, "enduring Atlas." A common misconception is that Atlas was forced to hold the Earth on his shoulders, but this is incorrect. Classical art shows Atlas holding a Celestial Sphere, not a Globe. In a late story,[7] a giant named Atlas tried to drive a wandering Perseus from the place where the Atlas mountains now stand. Later, out of pity, Athena revealed Medusa's head, turning Atlas to stone. As is not uncommon in myth, this account cannot be reconciled with the far more common stories of Atlas' dealings with Heracles, who was Perseus' great-grandson.
According to Plato, the first king of Atlantis was also named Atlas, but that Atlas was a mortal son of Poseidon.[8] A euhemerist origin for Atlas was as a legendary Atlas, king of Mauretania, an expert astronomer.
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This work is impressive in its ability to employ such a drastic difference in distance perspective. Both model and 'miniature' scenes coincides pretty well in depth of field. All around .Atlas. by ~VermilionX is a rich, elaborate and just a fun piece to look at. ( Featured by `IreneLangholm )
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:iconthelegendazahn:
Literally "holding the world on his shoulders". Nicely done
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:icon12avendesigner:
amazing work.........
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:iconultimatede:
This is mindblowing. I love what you've done with the idea of Atlas
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*Photopathica Oct 31, 2011   General Artist
this is fantastic, i love it :D
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~noshouting Aug 3, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Interesting depiction. :/
It's certainly unique. :)
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:iconfeinics-teine:
awesome job, i like how you went a different route then the usual globe on the shoulders idea
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~loloniie Jun 1, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
very berry nice! I love its concept! :-) awesome
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:iconsturmtief:
so creative! :)
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~mewskream Apr 10, 2011  Student
Awesome!! so very nice ♥
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