Iapetus (; also Japetus, Iapetos) is a Titan god in Greek mythology.
Iapetus or Japetus, may also refer to:
Places Iapetus (moon) (also 'Japetus'), one of the planet Saturn's moons, named for the mythological Titan Iapetus Ocean, an ancient ocean between the paleocontinents Laurentia and Baltica Iapetus suture, line of closure of the Iapetus Ocean Iapetus Nunatak (Iapetus Peak), Satellite Snowfield, Alexander Island, Antarctica
Biology Japetus (planthopper), a genus of South American planthopper, an insect found in northern South America Ctenotus iapetus (C. iapetus), a species of Australian skink, a lizard found in Western Australia Tagiades japetus (T. japetus), a species of spread-winged skipper butterfly, found in South Asia, Australasia, northern Australia
Other uses Japetus Steenstrup (1813–1897; Johannes Iapetus Smith Streenstrup), Danish biologist
See also