Atlas, or translated Atlas, is a giant god in ancient Greek mythology and belongs to Titan protoss. He was condemned by Zeus for supporting the sky with his shoulders. According to legend, the king of North Africa is descended from Atlas. The Atlas Mountains in North Africa are named after him. On the vertical tail of Atlas Air plane, there is a picture of the giant god supporting the sky with his shoulders.
When Titan, the leader of the giant, rebelled against Mount Olympus and was defeated, most of his supporters were thrown into the dark abyss of hell, Lhostal, Tallas and Tarta, while Atlas was sent to the west to stand on Gaia and hold the heavenly king.
Therefore, Europeans always imagine the atlas as a giant with his back to the earth, painted on the edge of the map, molded in the geography textbook or atlas under the celestial globe or globe, and printed on the cover. However, this concept is very late, because there is no concept of "earth" in ancient Greek mythology.
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Legend 1: Poerxiusi saw Atlas when he came back after cutting off Medusa's head. Atlas said, "I'm tired. Please aim Medusa's head at me and turn me into a stone. " .
Medusa is a descendant of the father of the sea monster, born a monster with snake hair and pig teeth. Anyone who sees Medusa head-on will turn into a stone statue. ) Poerxiusi agreed to Atlas's request, turned Medusa's head to him and turned him into Atlas Mountain.
Legend 2: In Greek mythology, Titan holds up the sky with his shoulders. After the Titan protoss was conquered by the new protoss, the new protoss ordered the Atlas giant to inherit the sky. When Hercules was ordered to steal golden apples from the sacred garden, Prometheus suggested that he send Atlas to complete the task, so Hercules promised to take the blame himself during Atlas's absence.
Unexpectedly, Atlas didn't want to take the sky from Hercules' shoulder after picking the golden apple. Hercules pretended to agree, but asked Atlas to carry it for him for a while while he went to find a pair of shoulder pads. When Atlas lifted the sky to his shoulder, Hercules picked up the golden apple and ran away.
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