Ἰαπετός

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In Greek mythology, Iapetus (/aɪˈæpɪtəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἰαπετός, romanized: Iapetós), also Japetus, was a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius. He was also called the father of Buphagus and Anchiale in other sources.

Iapetus was linked to Japheth (יֶפֶת) one of the sons of Noah and a progenitor of mankind in biblical accounts. The practice by early historians and biblical scholars of identifying various historical nations and ethnic groups as descendants of Japheth, together with the similarity of their names, led to a fusion of their identities, from the early modern period to the present.

French (Bailly abrégé)

οῦ (ὁ) :
Iapétos (Japet) père de Prométhée et d’Épiméthée.
Étymologie:.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Ἰᾰπετός: (ῑ) ὁ Иапет (один из Титанов, сын Урана и Геи, отец Атланта, Прометея, Эпиметея и Менэтия; как отец Прометея, считался родоначальником человечества) Hom., Hes.: πρεσβύτερος Ἰαπετοῦ погов. Luc. старше (самого) Иапета; Ἰαπετὸν καλεῖν τινα Arph. называть кого-л. Иапетом, т. е. дряхлым стариком.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: Iapetos (Il.)
Other forms: Ί- metr. lengthened.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: The name was connected with the biblical Japheth; thus recently M.L. West, Hes. Th. 134. The idea seems most improbable for a god thrown in Tartaros by Zeus. The name is often connected with ἰάπτω as "the one thrown off" (Θ 479, Hes. On the formation Schwyzer 502, Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 51 n. 1) with Ίαπετιονίδης (Hes.; Solmsen Unt. 58). The interpretation seems improbable to me (rather a mere guess). It seems obvious that the name, of a pre-Olympian god, is Pre-Greek. A suffix -ετος is found in Pre-Greek, Beekes, Pre-Greek, Suffixes nr. 42; Furnée 155 n. 2 mentions a demon ῎Ασβετός (which he compares with ῎Ασπετος ὁ Α᾽χιλλεὺς ἐν Η᾽πείρῳ H.); it is also found in GN, cf. Ταύγετον, Ταλετόν.

Translations

ar: إيابيتوس; ast: Xapetu; az: İapet; be: Япет; bg: Япет; bn: ইয়াপেতুস; br: Iapetos; bs: Japet; ca: Jàpet; cs: Iapetos; da: Iapetos; de: Iapetos; el: Ιαπετός; en: Iapetus; eo: Japeto; es: Jápeto; et: Iapetos; eu: Japeto; fa: یاپتوس; fi: Iapetos; fr: Japet; gl: Xapeto; he: יאפטוס; hr: Japet; hu: Iapetosz; hy: Հապետոս; id: Iapetos; is: Japetos; it: Giapeto; ja: イーアペトス; ko: 이아페토스; ky: Йафес; la: Iapetus; lb: Iapetos; lt: Japetas; mk: Јапет; mr: आयपेटस; nl: Iapetus; nn: Iapetos; no: Iapetos; pl: Japet; pt: Jápeto; ro: Iapetus; ru: Иапет; sco: Iapetus; sh: Japet; simple: Iapetos; sr: Јапет; sv: Iapetos; tl: Iapetus; tr: İapetos; uk: Япет; vi: Iapetus; war: Iapetus; wuu: 伊阿珀托斯; zh_yue: 伊阿珀托斯; zh: 伊阿珀托斯