Iapetos the Piercer

June 1, 2026

The closest thing to a war god among the Titans, Iapetos represents the time allotted to mortals, as well as violent death. In this way he represents a specific concept of time, just as most of his brothers do. He is also in a sense seen as the ancestor of mankind, for he is the father of Prometheus and Epimetheus. Of all the Titans, he is the one currently least likely to respond well to overtures of forgiveness, for Zeus slew his son Menoitios during the Titanomachy, one of the few major casualties of that war.

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