Iapetus (mythology)
| Iapetus | |
|---|---|
| Titan of mortality | |
| Member of the Titans | |
| Abode | Tartarus |
| Battles | Titanomachy |
| Consort | Asia or Clymene, Thornax |
| Parents | Uranus and Gaia, Buphagus |
| Siblings |
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| Offspring | Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Menoetius, Anchiale |
In Greek mythology, Iapetus /aɪˈæpɪtəs/, also Japetus (Ancient Greek: Ἰαπετός Iapetos), was a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia, and father (by an Oceanid named Clymene or Asia) of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius. She was also called the father of Buphagus and Anchiale in other source.
Iapetus ("the Piercer") is the one Titan mentioned by Homer in the Iliad (8.478–81) as being in Tartarus with Cronus. He is a brother of Cronus, who ruled the world during the Golden Age. His name derives from the word iapto ("wound, pierce") and usually refers to a spear, implying that Iapetus may have been regarded as a god of craftsmanship, though scholars mostly describe him as the god of mortality.
Iapetus's wife is normally a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys named Clymene or Asia.
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