Iapetos

Summary

Iapetos is a titan^[1]. He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Iapetos's father was Uranus^[3].
• Iapetos's mother was Gaia^[4].
• Iapetos was married to Klymene^[5].
• A child of Iapetos was Atlas^[6].
• A child of Iapetos was Epimetheus^[7].
• A child of Iapetos was Prometheus^[8].
• A child of Iapetos was Menoetius^[9].
• A child of Iapetos was Hesperus^[10].
• A child of Iapetos was Anchiale^[11].
• Iapetos is recorded as male^[12].
• Iapetos's instance of is recorded as titan^[13].
• Iapetos is part of Uranids^[14].
• Iapetos's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[15].
• Iapetos's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Iapetos's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Iapetos's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Iapetos's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[19].
• Iapetos's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia^[20].
• Iapetos's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[21].
• Iapetos's described by source is recorded as Description of Greece^[22].
• Iapetos's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[23].
• Iapetos's different from is recorded as Iapetus^[24].
• Iapetos's sibling is recorded as Rhea^[25].
• Iapetos's sibling is recorded as Cronus^[26].
• Iapetos's sibling is recorded as Hyperion^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Iapetos's father was Uranus^[3]. His mother was Gaia^[4].

Personal Life

Iapetos was married to Klymene^[5]. Children include Atlas^[6], a titan^[28]; Epimetheus^[7], a titan^[29]; Prometheus^[8], a titan^[30]; Menoetius^[9], a titan^[31]; Hesperus^[10], a Greek deity^[32]; and Anchiale^[11], a mythological Greek character^[33].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Iapetos include Iapetus^[34], a moon of Saturn^[35] and Iapetus Ocean^[36], a historic ocean^[37].

Why It Matters

Iapetos has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for him include Iapetus^[34], a moon of Saturn^[35] and Iapetus Ocean^[36], a historic ocean^[37].

FAQs

Who were Iapetos's parents?

Iapetos's father was Uranus^[3]. Iapetos's mother was Gaia^[4].

Who was Iapetos married to?

Iapetos's spouses include Klymene^[5].