ant is ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁P ole , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Garden ▁of ▁E den , ▁Mount ▁Mer u , ▁A val on ▁and ▁Hyper b ore a . ▁Warren ▁believed ▁all ▁these ▁myth ical ▁lands ▁were ▁folk ▁mem ories ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁inhab ited ▁far ▁northern ▁seat ▁where ▁man ▁was ▁originally ▁created . ▁ ▁Warren ' s ▁identification ▁of ▁Atl ant is ▁with ▁the ▁North ▁P ole ▁was ▁maintained ▁by ▁position ing ▁Atlas ▁in ▁the ▁far ▁north ▁by ▁mapping ▁out ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁cosm ology . ▁Warren ▁equ ated ▁the ▁prim ord ial ▁T itan ▁Atlas ▁of ▁Greek ▁myth ology ▁who ▁supported ▁the ▁He av ens ▁on ▁his ▁shoulders ▁( or ▁supported ▁the ▁earth ▁on ▁a ▁pill ar ) ▁to ▁the ▁Atlas ▁described ▁in ▁Pl ato ' s ▁dialog ue ▁Crit ias ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁r uler ▁of ▁Atl ant is ▁( C rit ias , ▁ 1 1 4 a ). ▁In ▁Warren ' s ▁view , ▁all ▁the ▁axis ▁m und i ▁or ▁cos mic - axis ▁of ▁ancient ▁leg ends ▁( Y gg d ras il , ▁I rm ins ul ▁and ▁Atlas ' ▁pill ar ) ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁far ▁north ▁" at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁world ": ▁ ▁Warren ▁noted ▁how ▁H omer , ▁Vir g il ▁and ▁H es iod ▁all ▁placed ▁Atlas ▁or ▁his ▁world ▁pill ar ▁at ▁the ▁" ends ▁of ▁the ▁earth ", ▁meaning ▁in ▁his ▁view ▁the ▁far ▁northern ▁ar ctic ▁regions , ▁while ▁Eur ip ides ▁related ▁Atlas