Cronus

English

Alternative forms

• Cronos, Kronos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos), possibly from the Ancient Greek κραίνω (kraínō, “to rule or command”).

Proper noun

Cronus

1. (Greek mythology) The youngest of the twelve Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia; father to the first generation of Olympian gods and goddesses.
   • 2019 January 16, Alexis C. Madrigal, “Go Ahead, Post the Stupid Photo of Yourself From 10 Years Ago”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     The deal is: You post a photo from 10 years ago and one from now. It’s like viewing a painting of Cronus eating his children, but online.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with Chronus (Chronos / Khronos). According to Plutarch, the Greeks believed that Cronus was an allegorical name for Chronos. (See Chronos § Name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

Coordinate terms

• Saturn

Related terms

• crono-

Translations

youngest of the twelve Titans

• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܩܪܘܢܘܣ (qrōnōs), ܩܪܢܘܣ

• Armenian: Կռոնոս (hy) (Kṙonos)
• Cherokee: ᏠᎾ (tlona)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 克羅諾斯／克罗诺斯 (zh) (Kèluónuòsī)

• Coptic: ⲕⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ (kronos)
• Czech: Kronos m
• Esperanto: Krono
• Finnish: Kronos (fi)
• French: Cronos (fr) m
• Georgian: კრონოსი (ḳronosi)
• Greek: Κρόνος (el) m (Krónos)
• Hebrew: קרונוס m (krónos)
• Hungarian: Kronosz
• Italian: Crono m
• Japanese: クロノス (Kuronosu)
• Korean: 크로노스 (ko) (Keuronoseu)
• Latin: Cronus m
• Marathi: क्रोनस (kronas)
• Polish: Kronos (pl) m
• Portuguese: Cronos (pt) m
• Russian: Кро́нос (ru) m (Krónos)
• Slovene: Kronos (sl)
• Spanish: Cronos
• Swahili: Krono
• Swedish: Kronos (sv)
• Turkish: Kronus

Further reading

• Cronus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia