In Greek mythology, brother of Prometheus and grandfather of Hermes (Mercury). Condemned to stand forever supporting the heavens on his shoulders. The Atlantic Ocean is named for him.
In Greek mythology, Atlas was the son of the Titan Iapetus and the nymph Clymene, and brother of Prometheus. He was the father of the Hesperides, Maera, the Hyades, Calypso and the Pleiades. Because Atlas fought on the side of the Titans in the war with the gods of Mount Olympus, Zeus punished him with the burden of carrying the heavens upon his shoulders.
Uppermost and most freely movable bone in the spinal column.
(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
the 1st cervical vertebra
a figure of a man used as a supporting column
(G. Atlas, from Greek mythology, a Titan who supported the world on his shoulders). First cervical vertebra.
Male version of a caryatide, a sculpted figure used instead of a column to support an entablature. Also called telamon.
The topmost of the cervical (neck) vertebra, C1.
The first (upper-most) vertebra. See diagram above. Supports and balances the head. Allows flexion and extension of the head.
aka C1: The first cervical vertebra, which articulates above with the occipital bone and below with the axis.
The top and most freely moving bone of the spinal column.
the uppermost freely moveable bone of your spinal column
The first cervical vertebra, the top vertebra in the spine.
The top-most bone of the spine.
A moon of Saturn was discovered by Richard Tirrile (Voyager 1) in 1980. Atlas also is designated as "Saturn XV" and "S/1980 S28". In Greek mythology, Atlas was a titan who held the sky up.
the first vertabrae in the horse's neck
First cervical vertebrae, articulating with the occipital bone and rotating around the dens of the axis.
Greek atlao = I sustain. Atlas was a mythical god who sustained the globe on his shoulders. The 1st vertebra sustains the skull, and its upper surface bears 2 concavities which suggest Atlas' palms, not shoulders.
Topmost vertebra of the neck and supports your head. Misalignment of the atlas can place stress on your neuromusculoskeletal system.
The first cervical vertebra, which unites by way of a joint above, with the occipital bone of the skull, and below, with the axis (C2), upon which it rotates. It is a ring-shaped bone and supports the skull. It has no spinous process or body but consists of arches above and arches below, each of which has a rounded elevation (tubercle) and lumps on the sides (lateral mass).
The top vertebrae in the spine and the most nerve-rich portion of the spinal cord at this level.
One of the Titans (early mythological superhumans) who held up the sky.
A muscular male nude, either carved or painted, acting as a column or pillar, carrying an architrave or other architectural element. This is the male counterpart of a caryatid. Named after Atlas, the Titan (giant) who in Greek mythology was condemned to carry the earth and the heavens on his shoulders. The atlant, employed in both Roman and Greek architecture, was revived in Baroque architecture and painting. The Romans called such figures telamones.
The uppermost and most freely movable bone of the spine.
A large vertebra, or upper bone, in the upper cervical spine.
Atlas (at'-ləs, , Greek Άτλας) is an inner satellite of Saturn.
In Greek mythology, Atlas was one of the primordial Titans.
In anatomy, the atlas (C1) is the topmost (first) cervical vertebra of the spine.
An atlas, in architecture, is a support or column sculpted in the form of a man; the plural is atlantes. Another name for such a column is telamon (plural telamones or telamons). (Caryatid is the female equivalent.)