Atlas

Atlas
Biographical information
Family	Calypso (daughter)

"In the days of myth and legend, the beautiful Calypso, daughter of Atlas, ruled the wine-dark seas, and all sailors everywhere both loved and feared her."

―Unknown

Atlas was the father of the beautiful Calypso, the Goddess of the Sea who ruled the wine-dark seas, and all sailors everywhere both loved and feared her.

In the 1500s, Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator characterized Atlas as the founder of geography, leading him to put together the first collection of maps to be called an "atlas" and published his own work in honor of Atlas. The "Atlantic Ocean" was derived from "Sea of Atlas". According to Plato's work, written about 360 BC, Atlantis was "Atlas' Island" described as a naval empire and Poseidon's domain.

By the Age of Piracy, around the time of the Fourth Brethren Court, the tale of Calypso would be told by Black Bart, a pirate who was trapped in Davy Jones' Locker until he encountered the legendary pirate Captain Jack Sparrow.

Behind the scenes

Atlas was mentioned in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version of the video game Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which featured the "Story of Davy Jones and Calypso" narrated by Black Bart.

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 (Hercules in Roman mythology) and Perseus. Atlas was said to have been skilled in philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy. Atlas was the son of the Titan Iapetus and the Oceanid Asia or Clymene; a brother of Epimetheus and Prometheus; and he had many children, mostly daughters. Although none of this was detailed in Pirates of the Caribbean media, Greek mythology had influenced the series, notably with the "daughter of Atlas" Calypso.

Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game) (First mentioned)

External links

• Atlas on Wikipedia