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By: Jeanette Winterson.
Series: The myths series; Myths series (Toronto, Ont.)
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Atlas (Greek deity) -- Fiction.; Heracles (Greek mythology) -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "In ancient Greek mythology, Atlas, a member of the original race of gods called Titans, leads a rebellion against the new deities, the Olympians. For this he incurs divine wrath: the victorious Olympians force Atlas, guardian of the Garden of Hesperides and its golden apples of life, to bear the weight of the earth and the heavens for eternity. When the hero Heracles is tasked with stealing these apples, as one of his famous twelve labours, he seeks out Atlas, offering to shoulder the world temporarily if the Titan will bring him the fruit. Knowing that Heracles is the only person with the strength to take his burden, and enticed by the prospect of even a short-lived freedom. Atlas agrees and an uneasy partnership is born." -- Book jacket.