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 - NASA Science The name Iapetus comes from the Greek god (or Titan) Iapetus, who is a son of Uranus and Gaia, a brother to Kronus and the father of Atlas and Prometheus As the father of Prometheus, the ancient Greeks regarded Iapetus as the father of the human race
Iapetus • Facts and Information on the God Iapetus 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 (Iapetos) - Greek Titan God of Mortality In Greek mythology Iapetus was one of the elder Titanes, sons of Uranus and Gaea Led by Cronus, Iapetos and his brothers ambushed their father as he descended to lie with Mother Earth castrating him with a sickle The Titans were later deposed by Zeus and cast into the pit of Tartarus
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
Exploring the Mythical Significance of Iapetus in Antiquity Iapetus is primarily known as one of the Titans, the pre-Olympian gods, whose existence is chronicled in several ancient texts His name appears prominently in Hesiod's "Theogony," composed in the 8th century BCE, which serves as one of the earliest and most comprehensive sources of Greek mythology
Iapetus (Moon) Facts Iapetus is an oddly-coloured and shaped moon of Saturn It is the third-largest moon in the system, and was discovered in 1671 by the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Iapetus (moon) - Wikipedia Iapetus ( aɪˈæpətəs ) is the outermost of Saturn's large moons With an estimated diameter of 1,469 km (913 mi), it is the third-largest moon of Saturn and the eleventh-largest in the Solar System
Iapetus – Mythopedia Iapetus, son of Gaia and Uranus, was one of the original twelve Titans of Greek mythology With his wife Clymene, he fathered several significant mythological figures, including Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius