[Answer] 5. An Atlas is a book of maps. How did this word originate?

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...1. From the name of a Persian astronomer 2. From the name of a Greek deity 3. From the name of a Roman emperor 4. From the name of an Indian mathematician In Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan (a powerful Greek deity) who was cursed by Zeus to carry the heavens on his back. Atlas is depicted as carrying the Earth (a globe) on his shoulders. The word Atlas is thus believed to have originated from the Greek God Atlas. There is another legend which says that Atlas was a King and astronomer who created the first globe. But the legend of the Greek Atlas is more popular and credited as the source of the word.

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From the name of a Greek deity:

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