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View Name: Atlas


ATLAS
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Ατλας (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: AT-ləs (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "not enduring" from the Greek negative prefix α combined with τλαω (tlao) "to endure". In Greek mythology he was a Titan punished by Zeus by being forced to support the heavens on his shoulders.
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