Iapetus
[ahy-ap-i-tuh s, ee-ap-]
- Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- Astronomy. a natural satellite of the planet Saturn.
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Iapetus on the whole may be said to shine as a star of the 9th magnitude.
The Story of the Solar SystemGeorge F. Chambers
He was the son of Iapetus and Clymene, one of the Oceanides.
The Student's MythologyCatherine Ann White
The frigid gray eyes swung back to the sight that was revealed on Iapetus.
Hawk CarseAnthony Gilmore
Atlas, the son of Iapetus, was doomed to bear the heavens on his shoulders.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)Charles Mills Gayley
Homer mentions specially two of them, Iapetus and Cronus; but Hesiod enumerates thirteen.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)Charles Mills Gayley
Iapetus
- a large outer satellite of the planet Saturn
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