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Titan in Greek mythology
offspring of Iapetus [i.e. Prometheus] ... brought fire to peoples by wicked deceit"). Hesiod and other Greek scholars regarded the sons of Iapetus as mankind's
Iapetus
Moon of Saturn
Earth when Iapetus is on the western side of Saturn, and that the dark hemisphere is visible when Iapetus is on the eastern side. Iapetus is named after
Iapetus_(moon)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Iapetus or Japetus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Iapetus (Ancient Greek: Ἰαπετός; also Japetus, Iapetos) is a Titan god in Greek mythology
Iapetus_(disambiguation)
Ocean that existed in the late Neoproterozoic and early Paleozoic eras
Atlantic's initial opening in the Jurassic. The Iapetus Ocean was therefore named for the titan Iapetus, who in Greek mythology was the father of Atlas
Iapetus_Ocean
Terrain feature on Saturn's third-largest moon
Iapetus, Saturn's third-largest moon, has a 20 kilometer (12 mi) tall equatorial ridge. The ridge runs along most of Iapetus's equator, and is the third
Equatorial_ridge_on_Iapetus
Pre-Olympian gods in Greek mythology
Cronus and Rhea. The other two Titans, Iapetus and Crius, married with familiars who were not their sisters. Iapetus married his niece Clymene, the daughter
Titans
Natural satellites of the planet Saturn
Dione 1.1 Rhea 2.3 Titan 134.5 Iapetus 1.8 Mimas 0.04 Enceladus 0.11 Tethys 0.62 Dione 1.1 Rhea 2.3 [Titan omitted] 0 Iapetus 1.8 Although the boundaries
Moons_of_Saturn
Oceanid nymph and wife of Iapetus in Greek mythology
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Clymene_(wife_of_Iapetus)
Ancient geological fault
suture. It represents in part the remains of what was once the Iapetus Ocean. Iapetus was the father of Atlas in Greek mythology, making his an appropriate
Iapetus_Suture
Nunatak on Alexander Island, Antarctica
east), after Iapetus, one of the satellites of Saturn. Appalachia Nunataks Franck Nunataks Hyperion Nunataks Enceladus Nunataks "Iapetus Nunatak". Geographic
Iapetus_Nunatak
Mountain building event caused by the collision of Laurentia, Baltica and Avalonia
Iapetus Ocean and the Tornquist Ocean along its northern margin. Avalonia's motion was related to slab pull created by the subduction of the Iapetus Ocean
Caledonian_orogeny
000 Proper Names, Dodd, Mead & Co., New York Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maps of Iapetus. USGS: Iapetus nomenclature JPL: Iapetus Global Maps
List of geological features on Iapetus
List_of_geological_features_on_Iapetus
1968 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke
the scientists determine is directed at Iapetus, a moon of Saturn. A mission, Discovery One, is sent to Iapetus. En route, Dr. David Bowman and Dr. Frank
2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(novel)
Deity in Greek mythology
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Atlas_(mythology)
Species of lizard
Ctenotus iapetus, known commonly as the North West Cape ctenotus, is a species of skink endemic to Western Australia. Teale, R.; Ford, S.; How, R. (2017)
Ctenotus_iapetus
Satellite that orbits a natural satellite
impact on Iapetus could have produced a subsatellite; as Saturn despun Iapetus, the subsatellite's orbit would then decay until it crossed Iapetus' Roche
Subsatellite
Mountain range on Iapetus moom
flybys of Iapetus after this close encounter. As of 2026, there are no approved future missions to Iapetus. List of geological features on Iapetus "Carcassone
Carcassone_Montes
Hypothetical moon of Saturn
similar in size and mass to Iapetus, with a similar water-ice composition, and to have orbited somewhere between Iapetus and Titan. Its orbit around Saturn
Chrysalis_(hypothetical_moon)
First geological period of the Paleozoic Era
Gondwana by the Iapetus Ocean. Proponents of Pannotia have Laurentia and Baltica close to the Amazonia region of Gondwana with a narrow Iapetus Ocean that
Cambrian
Inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Muses
Ancient Greek Titan
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Coeus
Oceanid of Greek mythology
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Asia_(Oceanid)
Moon of Saturn
orbital motion of the next major moon inward, Iapetus. Inwardly migrating ring material would thus strike Iapetus's leading hemisphere, contributing to its
Phoebe_(moon)
Mountain range in eastern North America
formed off the eastern coast of the Laurentian margin. This was called the Iapetus Ocean and was the precursor of the modern Atlantic Ocean. The rocks of
Appalachian_Mountains
Ridges near equators
hypothesis is less applicable to Iapetus, which orbits far beyond the rings. One scientist has suggested that Iapetus swept up a ring before being somehow
Equatorial_ridge
Ancient Greek mythic war
Themis and Prometheus (a son of Iapetus in Hesiod's version), who allied with the Olympians. Atlas, another son of Iapetus, was second in command after Cronus
Titanomachy
Mathematician and astronomer (1625–1712)
periods of Mars and Jupiter, and discovered four satellites of Saturn: Iapetus and Rhea in 1671 and 1672, and Tethys and Dione (1684). Cassini was the
Giovanni_Domenico_Cassini
Mountain on Iapetus
of any part of Iapetus to date. As of 2026, there are no approved future missions to Iapetus. List of geological features on Iapetus "Cordova Mons".
Cordova_Mons
Brother of Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Epimetheus
Greek god of the north wind
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Boreas
Astronomical body that orbits a planet
Potential exceptions include large moons on wide orbits, including Titan, Iapetus, Callisto, and the Moon. However, other sources of dynamical instability
Natural_satellite
Mountain-building period that affected most of New England
Instead, the Iapetus margin of this part of Laurentia appears to have faced a back-arc basin during the Ordovician, suggesting that Iapetus oceanic crust
Taconic_orogeny
Solar god in Greek mythology
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Hyperion_(Titan)
West wind god in Greek mythology
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Zephyrus
can therefore be associated with the opening of the Iapetus Ocean. Ernst & Bell 2010, Central Iapetus magmatic province (615–550 Ma), pp. 63–67 Gumsley
Central Iapetus Magmatic Province
Central_Iapetus_Magmatic_Province
Greek goddess identified with Diana
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Phoebe_(Titaness)
Ancient Greek goddess of justice
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Astraea
Stellar god in Greek mythology
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Sirius_(mythology)
Moon of Saturn
named after the titan Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus and son of Iapetus Epimetheus occupies essentially the same orbit as the moon Janus. Astronomers
Epimetheus_(moon)
Greek goddess of memory
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Mnemosyne
Ancient Greek mythological figure
(Earth). Hesiod lists her Titan siblings as Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, and Cronus. Tethys married her
Tethys_(mythology)
Northern landmass that formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent
mantle plume (the Central Iapetus Magmatic Province) forced Laurentia and Baltica to separate ca. 650–600 Mya and the Iapetus Ocean opened between them
Laurasia
Personification of the sky in Greek mythology
she gave birth to the twelve Titans: Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethys and Cronus; the Cyclopes:
Uranus_(mythology)
Goddess of sight in Greek mythology
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Theia
Ancient Greek god of the earth-encircling river, Oceanos
Gaia (Earth). Hesiod lists his Titan siblings as Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethys, and Cronus. Oceanus married
Oceanus
Region of Iapetus
reflective side of Saturn's moon Iapetus. The southern half of this side is named Saragossa Terra. The other half of Iapetus, named Cassini Regio, is extremely
Roncevaux_Terra
Moon of Saturn
much darker) that got past Iapetus. Hyperion is redder than Phoebe and closely matches the color of the dark material on Iapetus. Hyperion has a porosity
Hyperion_(moon)
This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies. First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed
List_of_mountain_ranges
Danish zoologist, biologist, and professor (1813–1897)
Johannes Japetus Smith Steenstrup FRS(For) HFRSE (8 March 1813 – 20 June 1897) was a Danish zoologist, biologist, and professor. Born in Vang, Thy on 8
Japetus_Steenstrup
Late-Proterozoic to early-Palaeozoic continent
the Iapetus Ocean. In the Silurian, c. 425 Ma, the final collision between Scotland-Greenland and Norway resulted in the closure of the Iapetus and the
Baltica
South wind god in Greek mythology
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Notus
Poem by Hesiod
she gave birth to the twelve Titans: Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethys and Cronus; the Cyclopes:
Theogony
East wind god in Greek mythology
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Eurus
Figure in Greek mythology
Hesiod's Theogony. In that account, Prometheus was a son of the Titan Iapetus by Clymene or Asia, one of the Oceanids. He was brother to Menoetius, Atlas
Prometheus
Supercontinent from the late Paleozoic to early Mesozoic eras
Siberia moved northeast of Laurentia. The split created two oceans, the Iapetus Ocean and Paleoasian Ocean. Most of these landmasses coalesced again to
Pangaea
Biblical figure, son of Noah
יָפֶת Yā́p̄eṯ; Greek: Ἰάφεθ Iápheth; Latin: Iafeth, Iapheth, Iaphethus, Iapetus; Arabic: يافث Yāfith) was one of the three sons of Noah in the Book of
Japheth
Daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Asteria
Promontory on the Isle of Man
marking what remains of the former Iapetus Ocean, is located just down the hill from the cafe. Dalby Caledonian orogeny Iapetus Suture The Brylcreem Boys Waking
Niarbyl,_Isle_of_Man
Hypothesized Neoproterozoic supercontinent
demise. The Iapetus Ocean started to open while Pannotia was being assembled, 200 Ma after the break-up of Rodinia. This opening of the Iapetus and other
Pannotia
Fictional spacecraft
and its moon Iapetus. (In the filmed telling, the destination remains Jupiter.) After investigating alien artifacts at Saturn and Iapetus, the preliminary
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)
Discovery_(Space_Odyssey_spaceship)
Disambiguation link for various Greek mythological figures
persons from Greek mythology: Menoetius, a second generation Titan, son of Iapetus and Clymene or Asia, and a brother of Atlas, Prometheus and Epimetheus
Menoetius
Symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth
Thalassa Tartarus Uranus Titans First generation Coeus Crius Cronus Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phoebe Rhea Tethys Theia Themis Second generation Asteria
Ouroboros
penultimate book of The Heroes of Olympus. He speaks with his brother Iapetus, who he does not realize has abandoned the Titans and is now aiding and
Titans_in_popular_culture
Titan in Greek mythology
Genealogy Parents Uranus and Gaia Siblings Titans Cronus Coeus Hyperion Iapetus Oceanus Mnemosyne Phoebe Rhea Tethys Theia Themis Hecatoncheires Briareos
Crius
Planet Venus in the evening
however, state that Hesperus was the brother of Atlas, and thus the son of Iapetus. Hesperus is the personification of the "evening star", the planet Venus
Hesperus
Impact crater on Saturn's moon Iapetus
Iapetus "Global View of Iapetus' Dichotomy". NASA Solar System Exploration. Retrieved 4 May 2020. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Gerin on Iapetus"
Gerin_(crater)
C.; Turtle, E. P.; McEwen, A.; Porco, C. C. (2008). "The topography of Iapetus' leading side" (PDF). Icarus. 193 (2): 359–371. Bibcode:2008Icar..193.
List of tallest mountains in the Solar System
List_of_tallest_mountains_in_the_Solar_System
Name in Greek mythology
founded the town of Anchiale near Tarsus in Cilicia. Her father was named Iapetus, and she had a son named Cydnus. Anchiale, a Cretan nymph, who gave birth
Anchiale_(mythology)
Greek goddess of divine law
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Themis
American physicist
moon Phoebe might orbit the planet until colliding with Saturn's moon Iapetus and be responsible for the unique dark-bright dichotomy of the latter.
Steven_Soter
Type of landslide
bodies in the Solar System, including the Moon, Mars, Venus, Io, Callisto, Iapetus, and Phobos. Sturzstroms may be triggered, similarly to other types of
Sturzstrom
Planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals
Titan, and Triton) or even almost pure (at least 99%) ice (Tethys and Iapetus). Some of these bodies are known to have subsurface hydrospheres (Ganymede
Terrestrial_planet
Greek goddess of magic and transitions
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Hecate
Topics referred to by the same term
villages in Nizhyn Raion, Ukraine Basan (crater), a geological features on Iapetus Basan (leather), sheepskin tanned in oak- or larch-bark, and used for bookbinding
Basan
State of balance between external forces on a fluid and internal pressure gradient
deviation from hydrostatic equilibrium is Iapetus being made of mostly permeable ice and almost no rock. At 1,469 km Iapetus is neither spherical nor ellipsoid
Hydrostatic_equilibrium
Large crater on Iapetus
Astronomical Union (IAU) on 16 August 2013. List of geological features on Iapetus Map of Iapetus "Abisme". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology
Abisme
Regio on Iapetus
covers the leading half of Saturn's moon Iapetus. It is named after Giovanni Cassini, the discoverer of Iapetus; 'Regio' is a term used in planetary geology
Cassini_Regio
Depictions of the planet
and the Rings of Saturn by Isaac Asimov are both set partially on Mimas. Iapetus is the site of an alien artefact in Arthur C. Clarke's 1968 novel 2001:
Saturn_in_fiction
Noble in Ancient Greek Mythology
Genealogy Iapetus Clymene Prometheus Epimetheus Pandora Deucalion Pyrrha Hellen Orseis Dorus XUTHUS Aeolus Achaeus Ion Cretheus Sisyphus Athamas Salmoneus
Xuthus
Crater on Iapetus
Saturn's moon Iapetus in Saragossa Terra. It partially obscures the slightly smaller crater Gerin. List of geological features on Iapetus "Engelier". Gazetteer
Engelier
Circular depression in a solid astronomical body formed by the impact of a smaller object
– Moon – Diameter: 590 km Turgis – Iapetus – Diameter: 580 km Apollo – Moon – Diameter: 540 km Engelier – Iapetus – Diameter: 504 km Mamaldi – Rhea –
Impact_crater
of Phoebe to that of Iapetus over the age of the Solar System. The material would thus strike the leading hemisphere of Iapetus. Infall of this material
Rings_of_Saturn
Personification of the Earth in Greek mythology
Heaven and bore deep-swirling Oceanus, Coeus and Crius and Hyperion and Iapetus, Theia and Rhea, Themis, and Mnemosyne and gold-crowned Phoebe and lovely
Gaia
Ancient ocean which separated two major palaeocontinents, Gondwana and Laurussia
named for Iapetus, in Greek mythology the father of Atlas (from which source the Atlantic Ocean ultimately gets its name), just as the Iapetus Ocean was
Rheic_Ocean
Hypothetical Neoproterozoic supercontinent
of Laurentia. 650–550 Ma several events coincided: the opening of the Iapetus Ocean; the closure of the Braziliano, Adamastor, and Mozambique oceans;
Rodinia
would resemble the situation of Saturn's moon Iapetus, which is too oblate for its current spin. Iapetus is generally still considered a planetary-mass
List of possible dwarf planets
List_of_possible_dwarf_planets
Greek mythological figure
lofty mountains, rich in sheep and in pasture, where Prometheus, son of Iapetus, begat goodly Deucalion, who first founded cities and reared temples to
Deucalion
follows the equator of Saturn's moon, Iapetus? Are the mountains the remnant of hot and fast-rotating young Iapetus? Are the mountains the result of material
List of unsolved problems in astronomy
List_of_unsolved_problems_in_astronomy
Planetary system consisting of the Sun and objects orbiting it
or trailing either. Outer large satellites Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, and Iapetus. Titan is the only satellite in the Solar System to have a substantial
Solar_System
Greek fruit goddess
Tartarus Uranus Titans Twelve Titans Coeus Crius Cronus Dione Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phoebe Rhea Tethys Theia Themis Descendants of the Titans
Opora_(mythology)
South American geology
ribbon-shaped during the Paleozoic, a time when it was bounded in the west by the Iapetus Ocean and in the east by the Puncoviscana Ocean. Geology portal Casquet
Arequipa-Antofalla
Nymph daughters of Oceanus
wife, was the mother of the Charites. Clymene was the wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus. Electra was
Oceanids
Large region of volcanic rock in Russia
Maud Rise) Azores Brazilian Highlands Caribbean Central Atlantic Central Iapetus Circum-Superior Columbia River Deccan Emeishan Ethiopian and Yemen Highlands
Siberian_Traps
Ancient Greek goddess and mother of the gods
elements. Rhea is the sister of the Titans (Oceanus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, Coeus, Themis, Theia, Phoebe, Tethys, Mnemosyne, Cronus, and sometimes
Rhea_(mythology)
Moon of Saturn
Dione, another moon of Saturn. He had also discovered two moons, Rhea and Iapetus earlier, in 1671–72. Cassini observed all of these moons using a large
Tethys_(moon)
Microcontinent in the Paleozoic era
becoming a drifting microcontinent. The Rheic Ocean formed behind it, and the Iapetus Ocean shrank in front. It collided with the continents Baltica, then Laurentia
Avalonia
Second period of the Paleozoic Era
terranes or ribbon microcontinents. Accretion of new crust was limited to the Iapetus margin of Laurentia; elsewhere, the pattern was of rifting in back-arc
Ordovician
Goddess, daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora in Greek mythology
Genealogy Iapetus Clymene Prometheus Epimetheus Pandora Deucalion PYRRHA Hellen Orseis Dorus Xuthus Aeolus Achaeus Ion Cretheus Sisyphus Athamas Salmoneus
Pyrrha
Ruler of the Titans in Greek mythology
Sibylline Oracles, particularly in book three, wherein Cronus, 'Titan,' and Iapetus, the three sons of Uranus and Gaia, each receive a third of the Earth,
Cronus
2013 book by Rick Riordan
United States using shadow travel. Iapetus/Bob the Titan: The Titan of the West and the father of Atlas, Iapetus was previously encountered by Percy
The_House_of_Hades
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Rules all. Feminine of Alaric.
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Generous.
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n.
The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans) and Clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed all mankind in knowledge, and to have formed men of clay to whom he gave life by means of fire stolen from heaven. Jupiter, being angry at this, sent Mercury to bind Prometheus to Mount Caucasus, where a vulture preyed upon his liver.