Hercules and Atlas

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Metope from the east side of the temple of Zeus, Olympia. Here Hercules (aka Heracles) holds the heavens on his shoulders with the aid of Athena, on the right Atlas gives the Apples of the Hesperides. (470-460 BCE) Olympia Archaeological Museum.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2012, April 26). Hercules and Atlas. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/438/hercules-and-atlas/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Hercules and Atlas." World History Encyclopedia, April 26, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/438/hercules-and-atlas/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Hercules and Atlas." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/438/hercules-and-atlas/.

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