IAPETUS

Meaning of IAPETUS in English

/uy ap"i teuhs, ee ap"-/ , n.

1. Class. Myth. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.

2. Astron. a natural satellite of the planet Saturn.

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IAPETUS — exterior moon in the Saturn system, extraordinary because of its surface markings. Discovered by Gian Domenico Cassini in 1671, Iapetus …
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IAPETUS — Iapetus BrE AmE aɪ ˈæp ɪt əs -ət- AmE \ -ət̬ əs
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IAPETUS — [Greek] Iapetus is the son Uranus and Gaia. Iapetus' wife is Clymene, with whom he has four children - Atlas, …
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IAPETUS — Япет
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TITAN — I In Greek mythology , any of the children of Uranus and Gaea and their descendants. There were 12 original …
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CASSINI, GIAN DOMENICO — born June 8, 1625, Perinaldo, Republic of Genoa died Sept. 14, 1712, Paris, France Italian-born French astronomer. His early studies …
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ATLAS — In Greek mythology , the strong man who supported the weight of the heavens on his shoulders. He was the …
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PROMETHEUS — (n.) The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans) and Clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed all mankind …
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PROMETHEUS — ( n. ) The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans) and Clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed …
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TITAN — /tuyt"n/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a. any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, …
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ATLAS — /at"leuhs/ , n. , pl. Atlases for 2, 4. 1. Class. Myth. a Titan, son of Iapetus and brother of …
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PROMETHEUS — noun the son of iapetus (one of the titans) and clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed all mankind …
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TITAN — Titan, moon of Saturn, photographed by Voyager 2 on Aug. 25, 1981, at a distance of 907,000 km largest moon …
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SILURIAN PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. interval of geologic …
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PALEOZOIC ERA — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. also spelled Palaeozoic, …
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ORDOVICIAN PERIOD — interval of geologic time from 505 to 438 million years ago. The second oldest period of the Paleozoic Era, it …
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HYPERION — one of the smaller satellites of Saturn, discovered in 1848 independently by the astronomers William Bond and George Bond of …
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CASSINI, GIAN DOMENICO — ( (Italian), ) born June 8, 1625, Perinaldo, Republic of Genoa died Sept. 14, 1712, Paris French Jean-dominique Cassini Italian-born …
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CAMBRIAN PERIOD — oldest time division of the Paleozoic Era, extending from 540 to 505 million years ago. The rocks that originated during …
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CALEDONIAN OROGENIC BELT — range of mountains situated in northwestern Europe, developed as a result of the opening, closure, and destruction of the Iapetus …
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ATLAS — in Greek mythology, son of the Titan Iapetus and the nymph Clymene (or Asia) and brother of Prometheus (creator of …
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APPALACHIAN OROGENIC BELT — an old mountain range that extends for more than 3,000 km (1,860 miles) along the eastern margin of North America …
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TITAN — n. In Greek mythology , any of the children of Uranus and Gaea and their descendants. There were 12 original …
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CASSINI, GIAN DOMENICO — born June 8, 1625, Perinaldo, Republic of Genoa died Sept. 14, 1712, Paris, France Italian-born French astronomer. His early studies …
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ATLAS — n. In Greek mythology , the strong man who supported the weight of the heavens on his shoulders. He was …
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PLANET — n. 25B6; noun CELESTIAL BODY, heavenly body, satellite, moon, earth, asteroid, planetoid; poetic/literary orb. See list. Planets and Their Satellites …
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URANUS — [Greek] Uranus, also known as Ouranos, was the embodiment of the sky or heavens, and known as the god of …
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TITANS — [Greek] In Greek mythology, the Titans are a race of godlike giants who were considered to be the personifications of …
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PROMETHEUS — [Greek] Prometheus was the son of Iapetus who was one of the Titans. He tricked the gods into eating bare …
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MENOETIUS — [Greek] One of the four sons of Iapetus and Clymene. He angered Zeus and was struck down by a thunderbolt …
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