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Atlas
Greek · ancient
"a mythical sky-bearing Titan"
a Titan condemned to hold up the sky, associated with the Atlas Mountains
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atlas
Latin/French · 1500s
"a bound collection of maps"
Mercator placed an image of the Titan on the cover of his map collection
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atlas
English · 1600s
"a book of maps"
adopted for any bound book of maps
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