Corgoň

Corgoň (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈtsɔrɡɔɲ]) is a statue situated in Nitra, Slovakia.

The statue of Corgoň would embody the invincible power of this local metalworker forever.

There is a simile applied to someone who shows great power in the area surrounding Nitra which says to be as mighty as Corgoň.

According to a Greek legend, gods punished Atlas for his wrongdoings in a form of columns that he had to hold upright forever as to keep the sky from falling.

The artistic concept of the Atlas in Nitra lies in a symbolic holding up the entire floor, which might have its origin in a myth about Corgoň whose bravery kept the upper town safe from the Ottoman raids.