Akerman, J. R. (1994). "Atlas, la genèse d'un titre". In Watelet, M. (ed.). Gerardi Mercatoris, Atlas Europae. Antwerp: Bibliothèque des Amis du Fonds Mercator. pp.15–29. More than 50 specially commissioned maps of the world featuring countries and continents in full-colour detail.

Using references like National Geographic’s Wild Animals Atlas or free online resources, guide your kids in placing the animal figures in their natural habitats. Atlas was the son of the Titan Iapetus and the Oceanid Asia [4] or Clymene. [5] He was a brother of Epimetheus and Prometheus. [6] He had many children, mostly daughters, the Hesperides, the Hyades, the Pleiades, and the nymph Calypso who lived on the island Ogygia. [7] Grafton, A.; Most, G. W.; Settis, S., eds. (2010). The Classical Tradition (2013ed.). Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-07227-5. LCCN 2010019667. OCLC 957010841. Enter the world of “Big Picture Atlas,” an illustrated treasure trove that sparks imagination and learning in equal measure. Illustrated animal atlases like this one are tailor-made for young minds eager to unravel the mysteries of the animal kingdom. With vibrant visuals that come to life through the eyes of toddlers, this atlas is a captivating journey that introduces kids to diverse creatures and their habitats. It’s a gateway to understanding the beauty of our planet’s biodiversity. If you have animal figurines, gather them for this step. If not, you can draw animals on paper and cut them out.As the animals find their places on the map, use this opportunity to engage your kids in conversations about geography, habitats, and animal diversity.

Roman, Luke; Roman, Monica (2010). Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology. Infobase Publishing. p.92. ISBN 978-1-4381-2639-5. van Egmond, Marco. "The 'Atlas' by Mercator and Hondius". Utrecht University . Retrieved 21 September 2023. George Doig, "Vergil's Art and the Greek Language" The Classical Journal 64.1 (October 1968, pp. 1-6) p. 2. In some versions, [20] Heracles instead built the two great Pillars of Hercules to hold the sky away from the earth, liberating Atlas much as he liberated Prometheus.

Atlas became associated with Northwest Africa over time. He had been connected with the Hesperides, or "Nymphs", which guarded the golden apples, and Gorgons both of which were said to live beyond Ocean in the extreme west of the world since Hesiod's Theogony. [27] Diodorus and Palaephatus mention that the Gorgons lived in the Gorgades, islands in the Aethiopian Sea. The main island was called Cerna, and modern-day arguments have been advanced that these islands may correspond to Cape Verde due to Phoenician exploration. [28] The Northwest Africa region emerged as the canonical home of the King via separate sources. In particular, according to Ovid, after Perseus turns Atlas into a mountain range, he flies over Aethiopia, the blood of Medusa's head giving rise to Libyan snakes. By the time of the Roman Empire, the habit of associating Atlas's home to a chain of mountains, the Atlas Mountains, which were near Mauretania and Numidia, was firmly entrenched. [29] Other [ edit ] The National Geography Kids World Atlas I found was great to use after the National Geographic My First Atlas and although there is a book in between in the series of Atlases of kids the jump was fine and we combined the two with our kids when they were in first few years of school. For high school, it is worth looking at the Student edition as it is even more in depth. a lost passage of Pindar quoted by Strabo (3.5.5) was the earliest reference in this context: "the pillars which Pindar calls the "gates of Gades" when he asserts that they are the farthermost limits reached by Heracles"; the passage in Pindar has not been traced. Think about where each animal would thrive – elephants in savannahs, penguins in polar regions, and tigers in jungles.