Sunday, March 06, 2005

Atlas

Greek Mythology
Titan

Name: Atlas

History:

Atlas was Prometheus and Epimetheus' brother. He was a son of Iapetus. He did not fight with Zeus to overthrow the Titans with his brothers. Atlas led the Titans against Zeus because of Cronus' advanced age. When the Titans were defeated by Zeus, Atlas was punished by being forced to hold the world on his back.