Atlas

Atlas, in Greek mythology, was a Titan who, for his audacity in attempting to dethrone Zeus, was doomed to bear the heavens on his shoulders. He was punished for his part in the revolt of the Titans against Zeus.

Another account makes him a king of Mauritania whom Perseus, for his want of hospitality, changed into a mountain by exposing to view the head of the Medusa. Thus he became identified with the Atlas Mountains.