Atlas was a 2nd generation titan, who is famous for holding up the Heavens over the Earth. Atlas was the son of Iapetus and Clymene, and the brother of Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus.
During the Titanomachy he served as the general of Cronus' armies, but unlike most other Titans, he was not thrown into Tartarus, but was ordered to hold up the Heavens over the Earth, which was usually seen as keeping the Primordial gods Uranus and Gaia from mating and producing more Titans or giants.
Children
The Pleiades
- Maia
- Electra
- Taygete
- Alcyone
- Celaeno
- Sterope
- Merope