Atlas

Summary

Atlas is a titan^[1]. He ranks in the top 8% of titan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,324 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 is recorded as male^[15].
• Atlas's instance of is recorded as titan^[16].
• Atlas's Commons category is recorded as Atlas (mythology)^[17].
• Atlas's unmarried partner is recorded as Hesperis^[18].
• Atlas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atlas (mythology)^[19].
• Atlas's work location is recorded as Ancient Greece^[20].
• Atlas's depicted by is recorded as Atlas^[21].
• Atlas's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[22].
• Atlas's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Atlas's described by source is recorded as Literary Encyclopedia 1929—1939^[24].
• Atlas's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[25].
• Atlas's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[26].
• Atlas's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[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]; Attacus atlas^[43], a taxon^[44]; ATLAS experiment^[45], a particle physics experiment^[46], in Switzerland^[47]; he^[48], a moon of Saturn^[49]; Atlas Network^[50], an alliance^[51], founded in 2001^[52]; Atlantic bible^[53]; and Mount Atlas^[54].

Why It Matters

Atlas ranks in the top 8% of titan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,324 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

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]; Attacus atlas^[43], a taxon^[44]; ATLAS experiment^[45], a particle physics experiment^[46], in Switzerland^[47]; he^[48], a moon of Saturn^[49]; and Atlas Network^[50], an alliance^[51], founded in 2001^[52].

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].