Atlas (disambiguation)
An atlas is a collection of maps, originally named after the Ancient Greek deity.
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Atlas may also refer to:
Mythology
- Atlas (mythology), an Ancient Greek Titanic deity who held up the celestial sphere
- Atlas, the first legendary king of Atlantis and further variant of the mythical Titan
- Atlas of Mauretania, a legendary king of Mauretania and variant of the mythical Titan
Places
Extraterrestrial
- Atlas (crater)
- Atlas (moon), a moon of Saturn
- Atlas (star), also designated 27 Tauri, a triple star system in the constellation of Taurus and a member of the Pleiades
Geography
United States
- Atlas, California
- Atlas, Illinois
- Atlas, Texas
- Atlas, West Virginia
- Atlas, Wisconsin
- Atlas District, an area in Washington, D.C.
- Atlas Peak AVA, a California wine region
- Atlas Township, Michigan
Other
- Atlas Mountains, a set of mountain ranges in northwestern Africa
People with the name
- Charles Atlas (1892–1972), Italian-American bodybuilder
- David Atlas (born 1924), American meteorologist who pioneered weather radar
- James Atlas (1949-2019), American writer, editor and publisher
- Meir Atlas (1848–1926), Lithuanian rabbi
- Natacha Atlas (born 1964), Belgian singer
- Nava Atlas, American book artist and author
- Omar Atlas (born 1938), former Venezuelan professional wrestler
- Teddy Atlas (born 1956), American boxing trainer and commentator
- Tony Atlas (born 1954), American wrestler and bodybuilder
- Atlas DaBone, American wrestler and football player
Arts, entertainment, and media
Comics
- Atlas (Drawn and Quarterly), a comic book series by Dylan Horrocks
- Agents of Atlas, a Marvel Comics mini-series
- Atlas Comics (1950s), a publisher
- Atlas/Seaboard Comics, a 1970s line of comics
Fictional characters
- Atlas (DC Comics), the name of several of DC Comics' fictional characters, comic book superheroes, and deities
- Atlas (Teen Titans), Teen Titans character
- Atlas, an Astro Boy character
- Atlas, a BioShock character
- Atlas, a BattleMech in the BattleTech universe
- Atlas, an antagonist in Mega Man ZX Advent
- Atlas, a Portal 2 character
- Atlas, a PS238 character
- Erik Josten, a.k.a. Atlas, a Marvel Comics supervillain
- The Atlas, a strong driving force from No Man's Sky
Literature
- Atlas, a photography book by Gerhard Richter
- ATLAS of Finite Groups, a group theory book
- Atlas Shrugged, a novel by Ayn Rand
- The Atlas (novel), by William T. Vollmann
Music
Groups and labels
- Atlas (band), a New Zealand rock band
Albums
- Atlas (Kinky album)
- Atlas (Parkway Drive album), Parkway Drive's fourth album
- Atlas (Real Estate album)
- Atlas (RÜFÜS album)
Operas
- Atlas (opera), 1991 opera by Meredith Monk
- Atlas: An Opera in Three Parts, 1993 recording of Monk's opera
Songs
- "Atlas" (Battles song), 2007 song by Battles on the album Mirrored
- "Atlas" (Coldplay song), 2013 song by Coldplay from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack
- "Atlas", a song by Caligula's Horse from the album The Tide, the Thief & River's End
- "Atlas", the titular song from Parkway Drive's fourth album
- "Atlas", a song by Man Overboard from Man Overboard
- "Atlas", a song by Jake Chudnow used as main theme in the YouTube series Mind Field
Periodicals
- Atlas (magazine)
- The Atlas, a newspaper published in England from 1826 to 1869
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
- Atlas (film)
- Atlas (statue), iconic statue by Lee Lawrie in Rockefeller Center
- Atlas, a book about flora and/or fauna of a region, such as atlases of the flora and fauna of Britain and Ireland
- Atlas Entertainment, a film production company
- Atlas folio, a book size
- Atlas Media Corp., a non-fiction entertainment company
- Atlas Press, a UK publisher
- RTV Atlas, a broadcaster in Montenegro
- Atlas Sound, a solo musical project by Bradford Cox
- The Atlas (video game), a 1991 multiplatform strategy video game
- Atlas (video game), an upcoming massively-multiplayer online video game
- Atlas Corporation, a fictional arms manufacturer in the video game series Borderlands (series)
Brands and enterprises
- Atlas (appliance company), a Belarusian company
- Atlas Consortium, a group of technology companies
- Atlas Copco, Swedish company founded in 1873
- Atlas Corporation, an investment company
- Atlas Elektronik, a German naval/marine electronics and systems business
- Atlas Group, a Pakistani business group
- Atlas Mara Limited, formerly Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited, a financial holding company that owns banks in Africa
- Atlas Model Railroad, American maker of model trains and accessories
- Atlas Network, formerly Atlas Economic Research Foundation
- Atlas Press (tool company)
- Atlas Solutions, a subsidiary of Facebook for digital online advertising, formerly owned by Microsoft
- Atlas Telecom, a worldwide communications company
- Atlas Van Lines, a moving company
- Atlas-Imperial, an American diesel engine manufacturer
- Dresser Atlas, a provider of oilfield and factory automation services
- STN Atlas, a German defence company
- Tele Atlas, a Dutch mapping company
- Western Atlas, an oilfield services company
Computing and technology
- Atlas (computer), an early supercomputer, built in the 1960s
- Atlas (robot), a humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics and DARPA
- Atlas, a computer used at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2006
- Abbreviated Test Language for All Systems, or ATLAS, a MILSPEC language for avionics equipment testing
- Advanced Technology Leisure Application Simulator, or ATLAS, a hydraulic motion simulator used in theme parks
- ASP.NET AJAX (formerly "Atlas"), a set of ASP.NET extensions
- ATLAS Transformation Language, programming language
- Atlas.ti, a qualitative analysis program
- Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software, or ATLAS,
- Texture atlas, or image sprite sheet
- UNIVAC 1101, an early American computer, built in the 1950s
Science
Mathematics
- Atlas (manifolds), a set of smooth charts
- Atlas (topology), a set of charts
- Smooth atlas
Physics
- Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator System, or ATLAS, a linear accelerator at the Argonne National Laboratory
- ATLAS experiment, a particle detector for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN
- Atomic-terrace low-angle shadowing, or ATLAS, a nanofabrication technique
Biology and healthcare
- Atlas (anatomy), part of the spine
- Atlas personality, a term used in psychology to describe the personality of someone whose childhood was characterized by excessive responsibilities
- Brain atlas, a neuroanatomical map of the brain of a human or other animal
Animals and plants
- Atlas bear
- Atlas beetle
- Atlas cedar
- Atlas moth
- Atlas pied flycatcher, a bird
- Atlas turtle
Space and astronomy
- Atlas (rocket family)
- Atlas comet, formally named C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)
- Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST)
- Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS), a space-based lidar instrument on ICESat-2
- Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS)
Sport
- Atlas Delmenhorst, a German association football club
- Atlas F.C., a Mexican professional football club
- Club Atlético Atlas, an Argentine amateur football club
Transport
Aerospace
- AeroVelo Atlas, a human-powered helicopter
- Airbus A400M Atlas, a military aircraft produced 2007–present
- Armstrong Whitworth Atlas, a British military aeroplane produced 1927–1933
- Atlas Air, an American cargo airline
- Atlas Aircraft, a 1940s aircraft manufacturer
- Atlas Aircraft Corporation, a South African military aircraft manufacturer
- Atlas Aviation, an aircraft maintenance firm
- Atlas Blue, a Moroccan low-cost airline
- Atlasjet, a Turkish airline
- Birdman Atlas, an ultralight aircraft
- HMLAT-303, U.S. Marine Corps helicopter training squadron
- La Mouette Atlas, a French hang glider design
- SM-65 Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
Automotive
- Atlas (1951 automobile), a French mini-car
- Atlas (light trucks), a Greek motor vehicle manufacturer
- Atlas (Pittsburgh automobile), produced 1906–1907
- Atlas (Springfield automobile), produced 1907–1913
- Atlas, a British van by the Standard Motor Company produced 1958–1962
- Atlas Drop Forge Company, a parts subsidiary of REO Motor Car Company
- Atlas Motor Buggy, an American highwheeler produced in 1909
- General Motors Atlas engine
- Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan, a Pakistani car manufacturer
- Nissan Atlas, a Japanese light truck
- Volkswagen Atlas, a sport utility vehicle
- Geely Atlas, a sport utility vehicle
Ships and boats
- Atlas Werke, a former German shipbuilding company
- HMS Atlas, the name of several Royal Navy ships
- ST Atlas, a Swedish tugboat
- USS Atlas, the name of several U.S. Navy ships
Trains
- Atlas, an 1863–1885 South Devon Railway Dido class locomotive
- Atlas, a 1927–1962 LMS Royal Scot Class locomotive
- Atlas Car and Manufacturing Company, a locomotive manufacturer
- Atlas Model Railroad
Other uses
- Atlas (architecture)
- ATLAS (simulation) (Army Tactical Level Advanced Simulation), a Thai military system
- Atlas (storm), which hit the Midwestern United States in October 2013, named by The Weather Channel
- Agrupación de Trabajadores Latinoamericanos Sindicalistas, or ATLAS, a former Latin American trade union confederation in the early 1950s
- Atlas languages, Berber languages spoken in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco
- ATLAS Network, a network of European special police units
- Atlas Uranium Mill
See also
- All pages with titles containing atlas
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