Iapetus
The moon Iapetus
Meaning
Proper Noun
- A Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia, and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius.
- The third largest moon of Saturn
- An ancient ocean which existed between 600 and 400 million years ago.
Related
Similar words
- Proto-Atlantic, Proto-Atlantic Ocean
Origin
- Ancient Greek Ἰαπετός.
- Named after the titan.
- The Iapetus Ocean was the predecessor to the Atlantic Ocean, so this name was chosen because Iapetus is the father of Atlas (see Atlantic).
Modern English dictionary
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