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ID: 300449180
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300449180

 

Record Type: concept
world bearers (supernatural beings, people in religion, ... People (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Beings who hold up the weight of the world or planet earth; examples are Atlas in Classical mythology and the Diggajas in Hinduism.
 
Terms:
world bearers (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
world bearer (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
bearers, world (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
earth bearers (C,U,English,UF,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  H.HG

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Agents Facet
Agents Facet
Hierarchy of People (hierarchy name)
.... People (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of people (agents)
........ people (agents) (G)
Hierarchy of <people by occupation>
............ <people by occupation> (G)
Hierarchy of <people in the humanities>
................ <people in the humanities> (G)
Hierarchy of <people in religion and related occupations>
.................... <people in religion and related occupations> (G)
Hierarchy of people in religion
........................ people in religion (G)
Hierarchy of supernatural beings
............................ supernatural beings (G)
Hierarchy of world bearers
................................ world bearers (G)

Additional Parents:

Hierarchy of Agents Facet
Agents Facet
Hierarchy of People (hierarchy name)
.... People (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of people (agents)
........ people (agents) (G)
Hierarchy of <people by occupation>
............ <people by occupation> (G)
Hierarchy of <people in service occupations>
................ <people in service occupations> (G)
Hierarchy of bearers
.................... bearers (G)
Hierarchy of world bearers
........................ world bearers (G)
 
Hierarchy of Agents Facet
Agents Facet
Hierarchy of People (hierarchy name)
.... People (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of people (agents)
........ people (agents) (G)
Hierarchy of <people by occupation>
............ <people by occupation> (G)
Hierarchy of <people in the humanities>
................ <people in the humanities> (G)
Hierarchy of <people in religion and related occupations>
.................... <people in religion and related occupations> (G)
Hierarchy of people in religion
........................ people in religion (G)
Hierarchy of deities
............................ deities (G)
Hierarchy of world bearers
................................ world bearers (G)

Sources and Contributors:
bearers, world............  [VP]
.............................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
earth bearers............  [VP]
..........................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
world bearer............  [VP]
.......................  AIIS, CAA database (2000-)
world bearers............  [VP Preferred]
..........................  De Gubernatis, Zoological Mythology (1872)
..........................  Dowson, Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology (1870)
..........................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
..........................  Spence, Introduction to Mythology (1921)
 
Subject: .....  [VP]
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Stapleton, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology (1986)

 

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