Cronus
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaia, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
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Origin of Cronus
1- Also Kro·nos [kroh-nos] /ˈkroʊ nɒs/ .
- Compare Saturn.
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How to use Cronus in a sentence
We shall apply the same explanation to the Greek myth of Gaea and of the mutilation of Cronus.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangCronus, the head of the dynasty which preceded that of Zeus, is described as the son of Rhea, but nothing is said of his father.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangThe stone which Cronus swallowed in mistake for Zeus was honoured at Delphi, and kept warm with wool wrappings.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangThe myth of the swallowing and disgorging of his own children by Cronus was another of the stumbling-blocks of Greek orthodoxy.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangThis peculiarly savage trick of swallowing each other became an inherited habit in the family of Cronus.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for Cronus
Cronos or Kronos (ˈkrəʊnɒs)
/ (ˈkrəʊnəs) /
Greek myth a Titan, son of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth), who ruled the world until his son Zeus dethroned him: Roman counterpart: Saturn
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