Iapetus
/aɪˈæpɪtəs/
词源链
- qsb-grc
派生
- 英语English
Iapetus
词源说明
From Latin Iapetus, from Ancient Greek Ἰαπετός (Iapetós), possibly from Pre-Greek.
(moon): Named after the titan.
(ocean): The Iapetus Ocean was the predecessor to the Atlantic Ocean, so this name was chosen because Iapetus is the father of Atlas (see Atlantic).
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 1(Greek mythology) A Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia, and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius.
- 2(astronomy) A moon in Saturnian system, Solar System