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Atlas: Iapetus And Clymene

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Atlas was a Titan god born to Iapetus and Clymene.He was the brother to Menoetius,
Prometheus and Epimetheus. During the war between the Titans and the Olympian gods, also known as the Titanomachy, Atlas along with his brother Menoetius choose to side with the
Titans, After a 10 year war on Mount Olympus, the Olympians won. All Titans were captured and imprisoned; all except for Atlas. Atlas was punished by Zeus and was condemned to carry the sky on his shoulders. Because he was to carry the sky on his shoulders he became the God of
Endurance.
Atlas was said to be associated with the Atlas mountains. According to Perseus when he visited northwest Africa a giant named Atlas tried to drive him away. Perseus used the head of
Medusa to turn the

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