In Greek mythology, Iapetus or Iapetos, also Japetus or Japetos, was one of the Titans, the son of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth) and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius. He was also called the father of Buphagus and Anchiale in other sources.
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AT A GLANCE
Greek nameIapetos (Ἰαπετός)
Typetitan
Domainsmortality
ParentageUranus · Gaia
EtymologyOf unknown origin; sometimes linked to iaptein, "to wound, to hurl down".
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