Atlas was punished by Zeus to hold up the sky, and Herakles tricked him to retrieve golden apples in Greek mythology.
Atlas was made to hold up the sky as a punishment given by Zeus, so it would not fall onto the earth. During one of Herakles' labors, he tricked Atlas into taking back the burden temporarily by offering to hold it for a moment, but then left with the golden apples Atlas retrieved. This mythological story depicts Atlas' role in Greek mythology as the Titan who carries the weight of the world.
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