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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 February 2025. Ruler of the Titans in Greek mythology Not to be confused with Chronos, the personification of time. For other uses, see Cronus (disambiguation). Cronus Leader of the Titans Rhea offers a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes, instead of the newborn Zeus, to Cronus. Red-figure ceramic vase ...
'Time'; , Modern Greek:), also spelled Chronus, is a personification of time in Greek mythology, who is also discussed in pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature. [1] Chronos is frequently confused with, or perhaps consciously identified with, the Titan, Cronus, in antiquity, due to the similarity in names. [2]
In Greek mythology, Cronius (Ancient Greek: Κρόνιον Kronios means "of Cronus" [1]) was the son of the Rhodian nymph Himalia and Zeus. He was the brother of Spartaeus and Cytus. [2] When Cronius and his brothers were still young men, Aphrodite travelling from Cythera to Cyprus, dropped near Rhodes but was prevented by the sons of Poseidon ...
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One of the Greek primordial deities, the births of Ananke and her brother and consort, Chronos (the personification of time, not to be confused with the Titan Cronus), were thought to mark the division between the eon of Chaos and the beginning of the cosmos. Ananke is considered the most powerful dictator of fate and circumstance.
Phaenon (Greek: Φαίνων) in Greek mythology is the sky god of the star of Cronus (as in the planet Saturn).The name Phaenon is sometimes used poetically to refer to the planet Saturn; [1] 'Phaenon' means 'bright' or 'shining', and Saturn is a bright planet which is easy to see.
Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band XI, Halbband 22, Komogrammateus-Kynegoi (1922) - ss. 1972-1973
According to Hesiod, Alecto was the daughter of Gaea fertilized by the blood spilled from Uranus when Cronus castrated him. She is the sister of Tisiphone and Megaera.These three Furies had snakes for hair and blood dripped from their eyes, while their wings were those of bats. [2]