Atlas (anatomy)
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In anatomy, the atlas is the most superior cervical vertebra of the spine and is located in the neck.
Atlas from above
Atlas from above
Atlas, inferior surface
Atlas (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Atlas 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 greatest Greek heroes: Heracles and
Atlas (anatomy)
…In anatomy, the atlas (C1) is the most superior (first) cervical vertebra of the spine and is located in the neck. The bone is named after Atlas of Greek mythology, just as Atlas bore the weight of the heavens, the first cervical vertebra supports the head. However, the term atlas was first used…
The Farnese Atlas, the oldest surviving depiction of the celestial sphere as a celestial globe.
Atlas and the Hesperides by John Singer Sargent (1925).
Herkules und Atlas by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Atlas and Heracles, metope from the temple of Zeus at Olympia.