Atlas of Mauretania
Atlas was a legendary king of Mauretania, the land of the Mauri in antiquity roughly corresponding with modern Morocco.
King Atlas was said to have been skilled in philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy. In antiquity, he was credited with inventing the first celestial globe. In some medieval texts, he is even credited with the invention of astronomy itself.[1]
See also
- Atlas, the Greek titan who carried the Celestial Sphere
References
- ↑ For example, in the Annales Cambriae (B Text).
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