Iapetus
English
Alternative forms
- Japetus
Etymology
Ancient Greek Ἰαπετός (Iapetós).
- (moon): Named after the titan.
- (ocean): The Iapetus Ocean was the predecessor to the Atlantic Ocean, so this name was chosen because Iapetus is the father of Atlas (see Atlantic).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɪˈæpɪtəs/[1]
Proper noun
Iapetus
- (Greek mythology) A Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia, and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius.
- (astronomy) The third largest moon of Saturn
- (geology) An ancient ocean which existed between 600 and 400 million years ago.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 184:
- So, in the early Ordovician, Iapetus was wide enough to have one side in high latitudes and the other in the tropics: a massive ocean, indeed.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 184:
Synonyms
- (ocean): Proto-Atlantic, Proto-Atlantic Ocean
Derived terms
- Iapetian
Related terms
- Iapetic
Translations
the Titan
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the moon of Saturn
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References
- Wells, John (14 April 2010), “Iapetus and tonotopy”, in John Wells's phonetic blog, retrieved 21 April 2010
Anagrams
- Paiutes, taupies