Cronus

[ kroh-nuhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaia, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.

Cronus

/ ˈkrəʊnɒs; ˈkrəʊnəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a Titan, son of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth), who ruled the world until his son Zeus dethroned him Roman counterpartSaturn

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”

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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