entity_sources: ENT_ATLAS, SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY, direct attestation
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_ATLAS | SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY | direct attestation | Theogony 507-520: Atlas is a son of Iapetus and Clymene; condemned by Zeus after the Titanomachy to hold up the sky on his shoulders at the western edge of the world "by stern Necessity"; Hesiod provides the primary genealogical account; the punishment narrative is foundational for all subsequent Atlas mythology |