atlas
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Prometheus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Prometheus (Greek: Προμηθεύς) is a Titan, culture hero, and trickster figure who is credited with the creation of man from clay, and who defies the gods and gives fire to humanity, an act that enabled progress and civilization. Zeus se...
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Atlas
In Greek mythology, Atlas (Ancient Greek: Ἄτλας) was the primordial Titan who held up the celestial sphere. He is also the titan of astronomy and navigation. Although associated with various places, he became commonly identified with the Atlas Mountains i...
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Dagny Taggart
The protagonist and heroine of Atlas Shrugged, Dagny Taggarts engineering and industrial knowledge serve her well working for Taggart Transcontinental, making her the companys President in all but name. The same knowledge allows her to identif...
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John Galt
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Hank Rearden
Hank Rearden started out as a miner, and after expending incredible effort, came to own the very mines he once worked in. Ten years after acquiring his mines, Rearden had built a massive steel empire. During this same period, Rearden created Rearden Metal...
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Francisco Danconia
Once one of the greatest minds of his generation, Francisco dAnconia is little more than a squanderous playboy by the time the events of Atlas Shrugged take place. To the other characters of Atlas Shrugged, Francisco is almost deliberate in his effo...
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James Taggart
The main antagonist of Atlas Shrugged, James Taggart is Dagnys older brother and President of Taggart Transcontinental. Throughout Atlas Shrugged, James seeks the destruction of the worlds innovators and intellectuals, sometimes without realiz...