Atlas

Alexa Martinelli
 Who was Atlas?
 A second generation titan
 Father of many daughters
 Used in Greek mythology as the
“strong” one
 What was his story?
 Went to war, against Olympians
 Zeus made him bear the weight of the
world on his shoulders
 Family members
 Son (Lapetus)
 Brothers (Prometheus, Epimetheus &
Menoetius)
 Wife (Pleione)
 Daughters (Aegle, Arethusa, Erytheia,
Herpere, Herpereia, & Hestia)
 Atlas in Culture
 He’s seen on
the cover of
Van Halen’s
CD “5150”
 Used as a
symbol in
Ayn Rand’s
novel “Atlas
Shrugged”
Symbol
 Hedoesn’t have
a definite
symbol
 Depicted in
statues holding
the weight of
the world on
his shoulders
 Sources
 http://greek-gods.info/titans/atlas/
 http://www.answers.com/topic/atlas/
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