Saturn with Moons Tethys and Dione. Tethys casts a shadow on Saturn at right.  Iapetus - In Greek mythology, Iapetus (pronounced eye AP pe tus) was a Titan. His father was Uranus, his brother Saturn, and his sons included Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Atlas. Iapetus was considered an ancestor of the human race, since his son Epimetheus married Pandora, the first woman.

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