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Iapetus had a reputation for being destructive and a skilled fighter. Iapetus and the other elder Titans were eventually defeated by Zeus and cast to the depths of Tartarus. Iapetus reportedly fought Zeus one-on-one, though the details of the battle are largely lost to time.
The posterity of Japheth are those whom Hesiod (z) often calls "Iapetionides", and him "Iapetus". According to Josephus (a), the sons of Japheth inhabited the earth, beginning from the mountains Taurus and Amanus, and then went on in Asia unto the river Tanais, and in Europe unto Gadira.
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Iapetus was linked to Japheth (יֶפֶת), one of the sons of Noah and a progenitor of mankind in biblical accounts.
The third Titan was called Atlas, which means support or help. He was one of the sons of Iapetus and he was married to Pleione (meaning beautiful) and Calippe (meaning noble). Where in the bible does it talk about the titans. The Bible talks about the titans a few times.
Iapetus’ status as a god in Hesiod and Homer, but Japheth’s mortal status in Genesis should be understood as an instance of Old Testament myth’s tendency to euhemerize divine characters from other traditions.
Jan 1, 2008 · According to Revelation 19:19 the armies of the world, which have previously been fighting each other, forget their differences and unite to fight against Christ in His second advent to the earth.
Iapetus, god of mortal life span. Iapetus (Japetus, the Piercer) was a Titan god of mortal life span or god of death. He presided over the timeline of all mortals. His nickname, "the piercer", actually meant that he came for a life of mortals in terms of violence. In other words, when Iapetus decided that one's time had passed, he brought ...
