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Originally Posted by Noni
I could have sworn that Atlas held up the Earth not the heavens!
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Its a common mistake, here is some futher info ;-)
Atlas was condemned to bear the heavens upon his shoulders by Zeus as punishment for leading the Titanes in their war against the gods. Later he was released by Herakles who erected the Pillars of the Sky to relieve him of his burden.
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