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Atlas — Named Giants

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Tradition

Titan condemned to hold up the sky at the western edge of the world. Distinct from the Gigantes but part of the same Greek complex of pre-Olympian oversized beings, and the source of the name of both the mountain range and the ocean.

Named in Greek, Roman, Norse, Islamic, Celtic and Asian tradition. Recorded as tradition, not asserted as history.

Record

  • Lineage Titans · race detail
  • TraditionGreek
  • RegionFar west / Atlas Mountains, North Africa
  • EraMythic age
  • Stature as recordedNot stated; large enough to bear the heavens
  • Primary referencesHesiod, Theogony 517-520; Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.5.11
  • Source Wikipedia: Atlas

Stature is recorded as the source states it, in that source’s own units. It is not a verified measurement unless this record sits in the Modern documented record class.

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