If you walk by the front of city hall in San Francisco, you can't help but notice the four images of Atlas surrounding the entrance and holding up the pillars above. Atlas, as the legend tells, was a Titan who waged war against the Olympians, primarily Zues. When the Titans lost the war, Zues punished Atlas by making him stand on Gaia (earth) and hold up Uranus (sky) so that they could not embrace. To this day, Atlas is still holding up the heavens.San Francisco honors this Titan by placing him on the entrance to one of the most important political buildings in the city. What type of statement does that make?
