Atlas holding Heavens - Titanomachy, Astronomy - aged alabaster statue Sculpture

Item Specifics

Condition: New, Handmade in Greece
Height: 21 cm(8.2")
Width: 8 cm(3.1")
Weight: 700g
Material: Alabaster

In Greek mythology, the Titan Atlas was responsible for bearing the weight of the heavens on his shoulders, a burden given to him as punishment by Zeus. Atlas was given this task in retribution for him leading the Titans into battle, or Titanomachy, against the Olympian Gods for control of the heavens. Father of many stars and a protagonist in one of Hercules’ famous labours, Atlas was also known as a wise man and the founder of astronomy. For Plato, he was the eponymous first king of Atlantis, and this giant of a god also gave his name to a huge mountain range in northern Africa, the great Atlantic Ocean and any large collection of maps.