Title

Atlas holding up the heavens.

Caption

Atlas holding up the heavens. After an 18th century engraving. Colourised. Atlas was a Titan condemned to hold up the heavens for eternity after the defeat of the Titans by the Olympians in the Battle of the Gods, or Titanomachy.

Credit line

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Reference

UMG23A60_346

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48,7Mb (3,2Mb) / 11,1in x 17,0in / 3337 x 5100 (300dpi)

Keywords

Illustration History Greek Mythology Greece Historical Ancient Mythological Greek Mythology Olympians mythological figure Titanomachy Battle of the Gods War of the Titans Battle of the Titans Titan War