Not the world, but the heavens. Zues condemed him to hold the sky up for all time after the Titans revolt.
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.
The Titan Atlas.
Atlas was the god who had the job of carrying the world on his shoulders. So this person would have the weight of the whole world on their shoulders, so to speak.
Atlas
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
The Titan who carried the Earth was Atlas -- you can't really carry the sky on your shoulders since it is only air.
Atlas was the Titan who was forced to bear the world on his shoulders.
"like Atlas, to take the world on my shoulders,"C. "I never heard what compensation he received for that"
To have the weight of the world on your shoulders means that your commitments have you under pressure. This expression comes from the Ancient Greek Titan Atlas, who was forced to literally carry the world on his shoulders.
Atlas is usually depicted as supporting the Earth on his shoulders.
It was Atlas
Atlas was charged with bearing the world on his shoulders.