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Atlas (mythology) ( - )

Greek titan who holds up the sky. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-936?rskey=5Ku5yC&result=1&q=atlas Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_%28mythology%29 Relationships: Neptune / Poseidon (-) was a father of Atlas (mythology)
References in Documents:
MS Book of the dean of Christ Church (MacGregor, ed.) 679 Pictura Herculis et Atlantis orbem alternatim sustentantium. 79 Pictures of Hercules and Atlantis, holding up the world by turns.
Inventarie of the Gabions, in M. George his Cabinet (1638) Neere this we did perceave where proud Makbeth, Who to the furies did his soul bequeath, Makbeths castle on Dūsinoun hill. His castle mounted on Dunsinnen hill, Causing the mightiest peeres obey his will, And bow their necks to build his Babylon; Thus Nimrod-like he did triumph upon That mountain, which doth overtop that plaine: And as the starrie heaven he should attaine, A loftie tower, and Atlas caused build, Then tyrannizing, rag'd as Nimrod wild: Who had this strange response that none should catch him That borne was of a woman, or should match him: 85 Nor any horse should overtake him there, But yet his sprite deceav'd him by a mare, And by a man was not of woman borne For brave Makduff was from his mother shorne. Makduf. Makduff cald Thane of Fife, who home did bring King Malcolme Kenmore was our native King. Ken-more, great-head, a great-head should be wise, To bring to nought a Nimrods enterprise! Vp to Dunsinnen's top then did we clim, With panting heart, weak loynes, and wearied limme, And from the mountains height, which was well windie, We spy where Wallace cave was at Kilspindie Wallace cave.. But there we might not stay, thence to the plaine With swifter pace we do come down againe. Descent is easie, any man can tell; For men do easelie descend to Hell.