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I chose to explore this topic for this week because I have always been curious how things were named and why. So, I chose to explore where the word ‘atlas’ comes from. An atlas is a collection or book of maps and charts.

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In Greek mythology, there are Ancient Greek Gods, also known as the mighty Titans. One of those Titans was named Atlas. After the Titans were defeated by the gods, or the Olympians, Atlas was forced to hold the weight of the world on his shoulders.

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What does the Titan Atlas have to do with this?

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What does the Titan Atlas have to do with this?

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In the 16th century a Flemish mapmaker named Gerardus Mercator published a book of maps with the picture of Atlas on it. He also named the book, Atlas. Many map collections after Mercator’s included pictures of Atlas’ burden. Eventually these books of maps came to be called atlases.

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I think that the history behind the word 'atlas' is very interesting. I find it interesting that the origin behind atlases is Greek mythology. Now I know the history behind the word 'atlas'.

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atlas

https://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/atlas#:~:text=Origin%20and%20 usage,in%20early%20 collections%20of%20maps.