Atlas Greek Titan God Carrying the Celestial Sphere Cold Cast Bronze statue 8'

Description: *Buy with confidence from our over three decades experienced shop, best seller of Greek cds/dvds/vinyls, bio Cretan products, statues and souvenirs on eBay. *We guarantee all items we sell are original and sealed. *Delivery time: Europe 3-10 days, Rest of the world 5-20 days. Weekends and bank holidays are not included. *Returns accepted only if the item is faulty or our mistake. (Postage covered from us). *Returned items must be in mint condition as when received. *For any problem please get in contact with us before you leave feedback.HEIGHT: 20.5cm / 8 inches WEIGHT: 400gr / 0.88lb MANUFACTURER: Veronese COLOR: Brown MATERIAL: Cold cast bronze & resin CULTURE: Greek STYLE NAME: Ancient Art TYPE: Statue / Sculpture HANDMADE Very Detailed and High Quality Hand-painted and signed with the Veronese brand GIFT BOXED PROFESSIONAL PACKAGING *Actual Product dimensions, weight and color available may differ from those shown as this is handmade. *Solid cold cast bronze resin allows for greater detail and a nice weight. All Veronese figurines are nicely boxed, have exceptional detail and make excellent gifts.Atlas was one of the Titans, son of Iapetus and Clymene, and brother of Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius. During the Titanomachy, the War between the Titans and the Olympian gods, Atlas and his brother Menoetius sided with the Titans, while Prometheus and Epimetheus helped the Olympian gods. Atlas was the leader in the batttle; however, being on the losing side, Zeus condemned him to eternally stand on the western side of Gaea (the earth) holding Uranus (the sky) on his shoulders. Therefore, the contemporary depiction of Atlas holding the Earth on his shoulders is a misconception. He was the Titan god of astronomy and navigation and he was married to his sister, Phoebe. He had numerous children, including the Hesperides, the Hyades, Hyas, the Pleiades, Calypso, Dione and Maera. He was associated with the Atlas mountains in northwest Africa. According to a later myth, when Perseus went to that region, a giant named Atlas tried to drive him away. So, Perseus revealed Medusa's head, whom he had already killed, thus turning Atlas into stone (the Atlas mountains themselves). In the myth of the Twelve Labours of Heracles, the demigod was sent to bring the golden apples from Hera's garden, tended by the Hesperides and guarded by the dragon Ladon. Heracles asked Atlas to bring the apples to him; during that time, he would replace him in holding up the sky. Atlas went and brought the apples to Heracles; he then attempted to trick him into holding the skies forever. However, Heracles managed to evade the trick and left with the apples.

Price: 149.99 USD

Location: Agios Nikolaos

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