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IAPETUS

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Overview

IAPETUS (noun)
  The noun IAPETUS has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythologyplay

  Familiarity information: IAPETUS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


IAPETUS (noun)


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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