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Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Ἄτλας(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. A-TLAS(Classical Greek) AT-ləs(English)

Meaning & History

Possibly means "enduring" from Greek τλάω (tlao) meaning "to endure". In Greek mythology he was a Titan punished by Zeus by being forced to support the heavens on his shoulders.