He tried to trick Hercules into holding the world on his shoulders
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He trick him by saying that his shoulders were uncomfortable and to hold it so he could get a pad. so atlas tool the sky and ran away.
Atlas was a titan whom the Olympians disliked. The Olympians sent the titans to do hard chores or to Tarturus. Atlas had to hold the heavens as long as the Olympians were there. Atlas tried to trick Heracles or Hercules to hold the heavens in Hercules and his labors.
The Titan Atlas.
When Hercules' physical strength wouldn't let him solve a problem, yes he did use his intelligence. For example, when Atlas wanted to pick apples, Hercules held up the sky for him. When Atlas wouldn't take it back, Hercules tricked him.
Hercules tricked the Titan Atlas into helping him get the golden apples.
Goddess Athena helped him with a pair of bronze krotala, an item similar to castanets.