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IAPETUS
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• IAPETUS (noun)
The noun IAPETUS has 1 sense:
1. (Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology
Familiarity information: IAPETUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Titan ((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth))
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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