Iapetus

[ ahy-ap-i-tuh s, ee-ap- ]

/ aɪˈæp ɪ təs, iˈæp- /

noun

Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.

Astronomy. a natural satellite of the planet Saturn.

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Examples from the Web for iapetus

But the noble son of Iapetus outwitted him and stole the far-seen gleam of unwearying fire in a hollow fennel stalk.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod
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
The presumptuous son of Iapetus, by an impious fraud, brought down fire into the world.
The Works of Horace|Horace

The frigid gray eyes swung back to the sight that was revealed on Iapetus.
Hawk Carse|Anthony Gilmore

British Dictionary definitions for iapetus

Iapetus

/ (aɪˈæpɪtəs) /

noun

a large outer satellite of the planet Saturn

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