I. Atlas
in Greek mythology, one of the Titans (=the first gods who ruled the universe). After the Titans were defeated by Zeus, Atlas was forced to hold the sky on his shoulders forever. In art, however, Atlas is usually shown holding the world on his shoulders, not the sky.

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II. Atlas, Charles
(1893–1972) a US body builder, who started a successful business selling a course that showed people how to develop strong muscles. Its advertisements used the phrase ‘You too can have a body like mine’. Charles Atlas’s name is often used humorously to describe someone who has strong muscles:
He thinks he’s Charles Atlas.

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at‧las /ˈætləs/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Atlas giant in an ancient Greek story who had to hold up the sky; because his name was used as the title of a 16th-century book of maps]
a book containing maps, especially of the whole world ⇒ road atlas

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ATLAS
See: Automated Trade Locator Assistance Network

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