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A to Aegyptus Aello to Agesilaus I Agesilaus II to Akhaia Akhaian to Alkman Alkmene to Anaetius Anakeion to Apaturia Apeliotes to Argos Argus to Arkhidike Arkhilokhos to Astyanax Astydameia to Azov
The son of Poseidon (lord of the Sea) and a mortal woman named Kleito (Cleito).
Atlas was the eldest of five pairs of twin boys born to Poseidon and Kleito and the first king of the island of Atlantis.
As the eldest son, Atlas had dominion over his other nine brothers and gave each of them various parts of the island to rule; from king Atlas we derive the name for the Atlantic Ocean but whether Atlas was named after Atlantis or visa versa is not clear.
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A to Aegyptus Aello to Agesilaus I Agesilaus II to Akhaia Akhaian to Alkman Alkmene to Anaetius Anakeion to Apaturia Apeliotes to Argos Argus to Arkhidike Arkhilokhos to Astyanax Astydameia to Azov
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