Not the world, but the heavens. Zues condemed him to hold the sky up for all time after the Titans revolt.
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He was the son of Titans. His job was to carry the heavens on his shoulders.
like atlas, to take the world on my shoulders
Yes, he was. The sky was a burden for him to hold on his shoulders forever more, as a punishment.
The Greek God and Titan Atlas was required to bear the weight of the world on his shoulders.
Atlas was required to stand on the western edge of Gaea (earth) to hold up Uranus (the sky) on his shoulders.