𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒

ㅤㅤ⇆ . 𝐈𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐬

𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞: Iapetus
𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞:
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth)

𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧:
Iapetus played a minor role in the Titanomachy, the war between the Titans and Olympian gods. He's not prominently defined, but as a Titan, he would have had great strength and endurance. The etymology of his name is also uncertain, but it doesn't have a widely accepted meaning.

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧:
With Asia and/or Clymene, he fathered Prometheus (Forethought), Epimetheus (Afterthought), Atlas, Menoetius (Violent Anger), Anchiale and Buphagus

𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐬:
No specific symbols are widely associated with Lapetus.

𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐬:
Iapetus is often overshadowed by his more famous children. He is known as the father of Prometheus, the Titan who defied Zeus by giving fire to humanity, and Atlas, who was condemned to hold up the sky.