Ever since then, a book of maps has been called an Atlas. On the first page of the book, this famous story of Atlas was narrated. And, thus, Atlas was once again forced to hold the sky on his shoulders till eternity.Ībout 500 years ago, in 1585, Gerardus Mercator, a renowned cartographer from Germany made a book of maps. Atlas agreed to do so and as soon as Atlas took back the sky, Hercules vamoosed from there with the golden apples. Seriously, who would want to take back a job like that? Hercules then thought of a trick and requested Atlas to hold the sky for a while so that he could just put some pads on his shoulders to be more comfortable. He soon came back with the golden apples, but refused to take the sky back on his shoulders from Hercules. Atlas consented to help Hercules and went in search of the golden apples after shifting the sky on Hercules’ shoulders. So, Hercules requested Atlas to go and get the golden apples and offered to hold the sky in his absence. Hercules was looking for certain golden apples and only Atlas knew where they grew. One day, a hero named Hercules came to see him. Atlas had no choice but to keep holding the sky up for years and years. Atlas’s punishment was to hold the sky on his shoulders. One such Titan was Atlas. Once upon a time, it so happened that the Titans waged a war against the Greek gods and lost. All the Titans who participated in the war, then, had to face the gods’ wrath. Greek mythology consists of innumerable tales about giant beings known as Titans. Let us first acquaint you with an interesting ancient Greek tale.
The world atlas that is today easily accessible in libraries and bookstores has had a very vivid history. Who doesn’t know the importance of maps and atlas in our lives? Without the atlas, the world of cartographers and geographers would come to a standstill! What is an Atlas?Īn atlas is an encyclopedia of the geographical, political and other educational information regarding each part of the world which serves a number of purposes.
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