ATLAS

noun Etymology: Latin Atlant-, Atlas, from Greek Date: 1513 a Titan who for his part in the Titans' revolt against the gods is forced by Zeus to support the heavens on his shoulders, one who bears a heavy burden, 3. a bound collection of maps often including illustrations, informative tables, or textual matter, a bound collection of tables, charts, or plates, the first vertebra of the neck, a male figure used like a caryatid as a supporting column or pilaster