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Merger proposal

Here are the sources which I can find that reference a "King of Mauretania" of some kind, all of which would indicate that the King is a variant of Atlas the Titan. I can find no reliable source that would indicate that they are distinct.

• "Son of Iapetus and Clymene... In the division of his father's dominions, Mauritanica fell to his share; and he gave his name to the mountain of that country, which still bears it. As he was greatly skilled in astronomy, he became the fist inventor of the sphere". This book also gives an account of a theory advocated by Abbe la Pluche where Atlas became a Mauritanian King due to Egyptian and Phoenician influence "by which the symbol of astronomy...became a Mauritanian king".
• "From this exploit he proceeded to visit Atlas, King of Mauritania, who refused him hospitality, and in revenge Perseus turned him into stone." This book clearly states that the King of Mauritania is the same the Atlas petrified by Perseus.
• "Atlas, I. One of the Titans, son of Japetus and Clymene, one of the Oceanides...He was king of Mauritania" This book also gives an interesting account that the Atlas mountains of the ancient Phoenicians may be different to Atlas mountains of the Greeks and Romans.

Confusion seems to arise from the fact that the Atlas of Eusebius and Diodorus has a different, but similar, genealogy to that provided in other sources, but that is hardly uncommon in mythology. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MajoranaF (talk • contribs) 13:15, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

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