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Cronus
[ kroh-nuhs ]
noun
, Classical Mythology.
- a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaia, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
Cronus
/ ˈkrəʊnəs; ˈkrəʊnɒs /
noun
- Greek myth a Titan, son of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth), who ruled the world until his son Zeus dethroned him Roman counterpartSaturn
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Cronus1
First recorded in 1700–20; from Latin Cronos, Cronus, from Greek Krónos, of uncertain origin but later interpreted by Aristotle to be the same as chrónos “time”
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Example Sentences
We shall apply the same explanation to the Greek myth of Gaea and of the mutilation of Cronus.
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Cronus, the head of the dynasty which preceded that of Zeus, is described as the son of Rhea, but nothing is said of his father.
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The stone which Cronus swallowed in mistake for Zeus was honoured at Delphi, and kept warm with wool wrappings.
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The myth of the swallowing and disgorging of his own children by Cronus was another of the stumbling-blocks of Greek orthodoxy.
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This peculiarly savage trick of swallowing each other became an inherited habit in the family of Cronus.
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