Titan

Iapetus

Ἰαπετός

Overview

Titan father of Prometheus, Epimetheus, Atlas and Menoetius.

Titan

Beyond Antiquity

Iapetus still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.

Today: A large moon of Saturn noted for its dramatic light and dark hemispheres.

Iapetus is named after the Titan Iapetus, brother of Cronus and father of figures including Atlas and Prometheus.

Gaia and Uranus
Titan son of Gaia and Uranus and member of the first Titan generation