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In Greek mythology, Atlas (/ ˈætləs /; Ancient Greek: Ἄτλας, Átlās) is a Titan condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy. Atlas also plays a role in the myths of two of the …

Nov 5, 2025 · Atlascope is a tool for exploring historic urban maps in metropolitan Boston and telling stories about how places have changed over time. It currently includes 106 atlases of the Boston …

An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a continent or region of Earth. Advances in astronomy have also resulted in atlases of the celestial sphere or of other planets.

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atlas, a collection of maps or charts, usually bound together. The name derives from a custom—initiated by Gerardus Mercator in the 16th century—of using the figure of the Titan Atlas, holding the globe on …

5 days ago · Later in December, the 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet will get as close to Earth as it ever will. Here's what to know.

Oct 19, 2023 · The mythological creature Atlas is often associated, and pictured, on atlases. Atlas was a giant (called a Titan) who was forced to carry the Earth and the heavens (usually pictured as a …

5 days ago · December is the month that fans of 3I/ATLAS have been waiting for as the interstellar comet makes its closest approach to Earth.

Nov 13, 2025 · 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 …