"Atlas is a scion of the Titans,
the Greek race of giants, and the son of Iapetus and
the nymph Clymene. He
is the father of the Hesperides,
the Hyades and the Pleiades.
He was also thought to be the king of legendary Atlantis ("Land
of Atlas").
In the revolt of the Titans against the gods of the Olympic,
Atlas stormed the heavens and Zeus punished
him for this deed by condemning him to forever bear the heavens
upon his shoulders. Hence his name, which means "bearer" or "endurer".
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H: 12 3/4 "
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