, the Mountain God. So he asked him for help.РAtlas answered, "My head and arms and shoulders all ache. Could you hold up the sky while I fetch the golden apples for you?"РHercules climbed the mountain and shouldered the sky. Soon the sky grew very heavy. When finally Atlas came back with three golden apples, he said, "Well, you are going to carry the mountain for ever. I'm going to see the king with the apples." Hercules knew that he couldn't fight him because of the sky on his back, So he shouted:Р"Just one minute's help. My shoulders are hurting, Hold the sky for a minute while I make a cushion (垫子) for my shoulders."РAtlas believed him. He threw down the apples and held up the sky.РHercules picked up the apples and ran back to see the king.Р1. Hercules was the tallest man in the world.