Iapetus

Uranus was the son and husband of Gaia, Mother Earth. Gaia and Uranus’s children include their six sons, Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus and Cronus and six daughters Theia, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe and Tethys. They were known as the Titans. In addition to their sons and daughters Uranus was the father of the Cyclopes. Uranus hid away his children in the pit of Tartarus inside…

These Titans were the offspring of Uranus and Gaea. Uranus was not only the father to these titans but also the father of sky in Greek mythology. Gaea, however, was the mother of earth. Uranus and Gaea named these twelve titans specifically Kronos, Iapetus, Hyperion, Oceanus, Coeus, Creus, Theia, Rhea, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethys, and Themis. Beginning with the youngest Titan, the subject is Kronos. This Titan’s name can be spelled “Kronos or Cronos” according to…

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the most distant that can be seen with the naked eye. Saturn is the second largest planet and is best known for its fabulous ring system that was first observed in 1610 by the astronomer Galileo Galilei. Saturn is a gas giant and is composed of similar gasses including hydrogen, helium and methane. Saturn can be seen with the naked eye. It is the fifth brightest object in the solar system.Saturn was known to the ancients, including the Babylonians…

Tartarus fighting monsters, slowly dying. They are met with past enemies and make unforeseen alliances. In the Prophecy of Seven, one of the lines say, “And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death”. Their foes in the story are Bob the Titan, AKA Iapetus, and Damasen the giant. They come together in the middle of the story and defeat Tartarus as they make their way to the Doors of Death. The other demigods also face some incredible adventures. Hazel Levesque learns how to use the Mist (magic);…

anything else was, but man also recognizes himself as being cast in the gods’ image in order to understand his place in the world. Ovid writes of how man was created either by the “Architect of All” to beget a better world, or by Prometheus, son of Iapetus, a titan who created men in the gods’ image. This explains how men view themselves as being similar to the gods, who bring order amongst chaos, and prove examples to men so that they may make sense of their own lives. Ovid continues to…

Myths are known as stories that have been passed down throughout time. Each culture likely has their own mythologies that is specific to their own geographical and cultural identities. The purpose of myths were to give the people meaning to the life they saw around them. They were created to answer philosophical questions that no one exactly had the answer to, such as “where did the world come from?”. They served many different purposes, but for the ancient Greeks, it was their religion. They…

Additionally, Ovid has two separate accounts of how the world came to be demonstrated by “Either the Architect of All, the author of the universe in order to beget a better world, created man from seed divine—or else Prometheus, son of Iapetus, made man by mixing new-made earth with fresh rainwater.”(Ovid, 6) A significant difference between these mythologies is the importance of man and god. Ovid demonstrates man to have a greater significance on earth than the gods. Whereas, Hesiod depicts…

birth to Ouranos primordial god of the sky and then married him and bore him children. Her first children were the titans, Coeus Titan god of intellect, Krios the Titan god of constellations, Kronus the titan of time, Hyperion the titan of light, Iapetus the titan of mortality. Mnemosyne the Titaness of memory, Oceanus the titan of the sea, Phoebe Titaness of prophecy, Rhea Titaness of motherhood, Tethys Titaness of the sea, Theia Titaness of the moon and Themis Titaness of justice. They were…

Have you ever played multiple games and always wondered why most of the have something that references Atlas? Have you Ever wondered who Atlas is? Well in this essay I will explain who Atlas is in Greek Mythology. Atlas was a Titan god of endurance. He was also identified as a god of astronomy because he was the first who instructed mankind in astronomical science which was basically used for navigation and measuring the seasons. It is said, in Library of History by Diodorus Siculus, that he…

We are first introduced to Hesiod's Prometheus in his Theogony written presumably around 700 BC. He is the son of Iapetus and Clymene and although he is regarded as a God, Prometheus is a titan whose name means "forethought". Said to be responsible for sculpting mankind from clay Prometheus's debut begins during the war against the Titans and Gods where he takes Zeus's side aiding Zeus in his victory. With all the Titans defeated and punishment commencing Zeus showed favor towards Prometheus who…