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The Release of Prometheus, 1864 oil on canvas by Carl Bloch, considered lost until 2012, Athens. The Titanomachy is a lost epic of the cosmological struggle between the Greek gods and their parents, the Titans, and, in addition to the works of Hesiod, is a probable source of the Prometheus myth. [26]
In Greek mythology, Iapetus (/ aɪ ˈ æ p ɪ t ə s /; eye-AP-ih-təs; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἰαπετός, romanized: Iapetós), [2] also Japetus, is a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia [3] and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius. He was also called the father of Buphagus [4] and Anchiale [5] in other sources.
Key: The names of the generally accepted Olympians [11] are given in bold font. Key: The names of groups of gods or other mythological beings are given in italic font. Key: The names of the Titans have a green background. Key: Dotted lines show a marriage or affair. Key: Solid lines show children.
In Greek mythology, Deucalion (/ dj uː ˈ k eɪ l i ən /; Ancient Greek: Δευκαλίων) was the son of Prometheus; ancient sources name his mother as Clymene, Hesione, or Pronoia. [1] [2] He is closely connected with a flood myth in Greek mythology.
[3] [4] [5] She was the mother of Atlas, Epimetheus, Prometheus, and Menoetius; [6] other authors relate the same of her sister Asia. [7] A less common genealogy makes Clymene the mother of Deucalion by Prometheus. [8] She may also be the Clymene referred to as the mother of Mnemosyne by Zeus. [9]
[4] [5] [6] She married her uncle Iapetus and became by him the mother of Prometheus, Epimetheus, Atlas and Menoetius. [7] Other authors relate the same of her sister Asia. [8] A less common genealogy makes Clymene the wife of Prometheus and the mother of Deucalion by him. [9] She may also be the Clymene referred to as the mother of Mnemosyne ...
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In Greek mythology, Epimetheus (/ ɛ p ɪ ˈ m iː θ i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἐπιμηθεύς, lit. 'afterthought') [1] is the brother of Prometheus, the pair serving "as representatives of mankind". [2] Both sons of the Titan Iapetus, [3] while Prometheus