Iapetus - Wikipedia Iapetus is the one Titan mentioned by Homer in the Iliad as being in Tartarus with Cronus He is a brother of Cronus, who ruled the world during the Golden Age but is now locked up in Tartarus along with Iapetus, where neither breeze nor light of the sun reaches them
Iapetus - Greek Mythology Iapetus was a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius Iapetus' Name and Role His name derives from the Greek word meaning to pierce usually with a spear
Iapetus - Science@NASA Other astronomers called Iapetus by its number in the order of moons discovered at the time Iapetus started as Saturn V, and it became Saturn VIII after additional moons were discovered Geological features on Iapetus generally get their names from the French epic poem "The Song of Roland "
Iapetus • Facts and Information on the God Iapetus - Greek Gods and . . . One lesser-known Titan who contributed heavily to the mythology is Iapetus Also known as Iepetos or Japetus, this Titan god represented mortality and craftsmanship For many scholars and Greek mythology experts, he’s considered the father of the human race
Iapetus Moon Facts - Space Facts Iapetus comes from the name of a Greek Titan, following along in the tradition of calling Saturn’s moons after the Titans Iapetus has a bright and a dark hemisphere, with a ridge running along its equator
Iapetus | Astronomy, Geology History | Britannica Iapetus, outermost of Saturn’s major regular moons, extraordinary because of its great contrast in surface brightness It was discovered by the Italian-born French astronomer Gian Domenico Cassini in 1671 and named for one of the Titans of Greek mythology
Iapetus: Saturns Yin-Yang Moon | Space Iapetus is one of four moons discovered by Giovanni Cassini in 1672 But the icy moon challenged the Italian astronomer He first spotted it on the west side of the planet, but when he attempted
Iapetus in Greek Mythology - Greek Legends and Myths Iapetus is a god from Greek Mythology, a Titan god, and therefore, a god of the preceding generation to Zeus and the other Olympians As a Titan god, Iapetus was the son of Ouranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth), two primordial deities
The Titan Iapetus: Father of Prometheus and Epimetheus Iapetus is a significant figure in Greek mythology, recognized as one of the Titans, the primordial deities that predate the Olympian gods His name is often associated with themes of mortality and human destiny, marking him as a Titan of profound importance