Atlas

Summary

Atlas is a titan^[1]. He ranks in the top 8% of titan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,356 views/month).^[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's image is recorded as MAN Atlante fronte 1040572.JPG^[15].
• Atlas is recorded as male^[16].
• Atlas's instance of is recorded as titan^[17].
• Atlas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5728390^[18].
• Atlas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8142157583867533970004^[19].
• Atlas's GND ID is recorded as 11884847X^[20].
• Atlas's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2018137016^[21].
• Atlas's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12246100b^[22].
• Atlas's IdRef ID is recorded as 078600561^[23].
• Atlas's Commons category is recorded as Atlas (mythology)^[24].
• Atlas's unmarried partner is recorded as Hesperis^[25].
• Atlas's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0crmy^[26].
• Atlas's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0225577^[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 Atlantic Ocean^[38], an ocean^[39]; Slava-class guided missile cruiser^[40], a ship class^[41], founded in 1979^[42]; ATLAS experiment^[43], a particle physics experiment^[44], in Switzerland^[45]; Attacus atlas^[46], a taxon^[47]; atlas^[48]; Atlas Network^[49], an alliance^[50], founded in 2001^[51]; Atlantic bible^[52]; and Mount Atlas^[53].

Why It Matters

Atlas ranks in the top 8% of titan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,356 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for him include Atlantic Ocean^[38], an ocean^[39]; Slava-class guided missile cruiser^[40], a ship class^[41], founded in 1979^[42]; ATLAS experiment^[43], a particle physics experiment^[44], in Switzerland^[45]; Attacus atlas^[46], a taxon^[47]; atlas^[48]; and Atlas Network^[49], an alliance^[50], founded in 2001^[51].

FAQs

Who were Atlas's parents?

Atlas's father was Iapetos^[3]. Atlas's mother was Asia^[4].

Who was Atlas married to?

Atlas's spouses include Pleione^[6] and Aethra^[7].