Iapetus

[ ahy-ap-i-tuhs, ee-ap- ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaia.
2. Astronomy. a natural satellite of the planet Saturn.

Iapetus

/ aɪˈæpɪtəs /

noun

1. a large outer satellite of the planet Saturn

Word History and Origins

Origin of Iapetus¹

First recorded in 1600–20; Latin Īapetus, from Greek Īapetós; further origin uncertain; probably from the same source as Hebrew Yepheth; Japheth ( def )

Example Sentences

There followed after these the old and monstrous Titan, who had with him the proud and audacious Iapetus, his son.

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But the noble son of Iapetus outwitted him and stole the far-seen gleam of unwearying fire in a hollow fennel stalk.

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He was the son of Iapetus and Clymene, one of the Oceanides.

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The presumptuous son of Iapetus, by an impious fraud, brought down fire into the world.

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The view of Saturn was awesome, even from Iapetus' orbit two million miles away.

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