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An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a continent or region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today, many atlases are in multimedia formats.
- Atlas (Disambiguation)
Atlas, a computer used at the Lawrence Livermore National...
- Atlas (Mythology)
In Greek mythology, Atlas (/ ˈ æ t l ə s /; Greek: Ἄτλας,...
- Atlas (2024 film)
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- Atlas (Disambiguation)
Atlas, in Greek mythology, son of the Titan Iapetus and the Oceanid Clymene (or Asia) and brother of Prometheus (creator of humankind). In Homer’s Odyssey, Book I, Atlas seems to have been a marine creature who supported the pillars that held heaven and earth apart.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The story of Atlas. Atlas was one of the older gods of Greece, known as the Titans. They had come to dominate the world and the cosmos after Cronos had usurped his father's throne as King of the Gods. The myth of Atlas is widely believed to have originated before the Hellenes or Greek made their home in Greece.
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An atlas is a collection of maps or manifolds, traditionally bound into book form, but also found in multimedia formats. It may show geographic features and political boundaries, but often social, religious and economic statistics as well. World map from the first modern atlas by Ortelius - Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570)
Dec 28, 2023 · The Wikimedia Atlas of the World is an organized and commented collection of geographical, political and historical maps available at Wikimedia Commons. The introductions of the country, dependency and region entries are in the native languages and in English. The other introductions are in English.
