Cronus

The King of the Titans (Art by Francisco Goya)

### Aliases

Kronos, Cronos, Chronus, Saturn, Crooked One, Titan King of Mount Othrys, Titan Lord, King Cannibal, All-Devouring, Saturnus, Titan of Capitol

## Relatives

### Siblings

Titans

* Crius
* Coeus
* Hyperion
* Iapetus
* Oceanus
* Mnemosyne
* Phoebe
* Rhea
* Tethys
* Theia
* Themis

Hecatonchires

* Briareos
* Cottus
* Gyges

Cyclopes

* Arges
* Brontes
* Steropes

Other siblings

* Gigantes
* Furies
* Meliae
* Janus
* Aphrodite

### Offspring

Zeus, Hestia, Hades, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Chiron, Picus

**Cronus** is the titan God of harvest, agriculture, wealth and was the former king of the Greek Gods. He ruled upon the Mount Orthys before overthrown by Zeus, his surviving son and multilated before casted down to Tartarus.

## Overview

Cronus is the youngest male of the 12 titans and is described as the most fearless and ambitious of them. He overthrown Dyēus by castration and ruled the world in Golden Age, where humans lived without evil. until he heard prophecy of his downfall and devour his children with the exception of Zeus, who overthrown him in the ten years long Titanomachy and cast him to Tartarus.

## Appearance

Cronus is usually described as a tall, powerful man, blessed with well proportionate features and covered in dark robes. He is almost always depicted with a harpe or a scythe, which is the tool he used to mutilate his lusty sire, Dyēus, and sometimes holding a snake biting it's own tail, a symbol of eternity.

Alternatively, He appears as a haggard old man with a beard and a wicked expression. In most of his depictions, he possess bright golden eyes.

## Personality

Cronus is malevolent, ruthless, power hungry, sadistic, and extremely arrogant. He quickly agrees to his mother's proposal of castrating his own father. He was the most devious and violent of his twelve siblings, and none questioned his authority when he seized the throne after Dyēus' death. He loved his throne over his children, and swallowed them in order to thwart the prophecy of son beating the father. He was also extremely paranoid and reckless, believing Dyēus' prophecy and not taking appropriate measure or thinking properly over this matter. He was also hostile towards his Cyclopes and Hundred Handed brothers.

However, he is shown to have an honorable side as well. He kept his promise to his four brothers and gave them control of the four directions: He respected and loved his brothers and sisters, and was especially close to his four brothers: Hyperion, Iapetus, Crius and Coeus, which all helped him in the castration of his father. He held his mother in high regard and was shown to be loving towards his sister wife Rhea, not wishing her harm in any way.

## Powers and Abilities

As the ruler of All titans, Cronus have an unimaginably poweful being. so much that Zeus himself only defeats him through the use of Master Bolt created by the elder cyclops

His cannibalistic nature towards his children earned Cronus the nickname 'All-Devouring'.

He was only subdued by the combined efforts of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades, Where he was old and had lost much of his power and luster whereas the Gods were young and energetic. After being revived and returning to a younger form, his power had multiplied greatly and far surpassed his pervious self in everything. He is even more powerful than his younger half-brother Typhoeus.

However, his power has also limits, and so there are still beings that can rival or possibly surpasses him in some way. A prime example of these beings is Satan the Imperial King of Inferno. During the time when Cronus tried to conquer the Abrahamic Netherworld, Satan confronts him, and the two fight in a vicious battle. Satan battled **Cronus**, who is known as the strongest Titan, when he tried to overtake Hell, but is still overpowered by the nigh-omnipotent Archdemon and was force out of Hell.

## History

Cronos was born the youngest son of the sky god Dyēus and Earth Goddess Dʰéǵʰōm and is one of the first generation titans. Dyeus earned the rage of Dʰéǵʰōm after he Imprisoned the Hekatonkaries and Elder Cyclopes in Tartarus. so she begins forging the Adamantine scythe and give it to the bravest of Titans. Cronus steps forward and form a plan with his siblings. while Dyeus Manifest to the earth, the sibilngs restrain him that allows Cronus to finish the job, casting his father's body parts into the ocean. Cronus then crowned himself the King of the Titans and take Rhea as his wife. together, they bore six children starting with Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades and Poseidon. whom he devoured after learning a prophecy of his down fall. Rhea, unable to bear another loss of her children, switches her youngest, Zeus with a stone. which Cronus devoured unknowingly. Years later, Zeus disguised himself and went to become the cupbearer of Cronos. giving adventage to put an emetic that force the cannibal titan to vomit out his siblings and start the war for dominance now known as Titanomachy. with the help of Hekatonkaries and Elder cyclopes, the Gods manage to defeat the titan army and cast Cronos down to Tertarus where he suffered to today.

## Myths and Legends

Cronus is a figure originating from Greek mythology. There are various myths regarding Cronus apart from his role in The castration of Ouranos and the Titanomachy, mostly regarding his fate after the war.

Many believe he was also subdued by the gods, chained and thrown into Tartarus along with all his Titan siblings, Whilst others say He was cut into a thousand pieces by Zeus using his own scythe, the same fate suffered by Ouranos.

Others however, offer The Titan Lord a kinder fate: It was said That Cronus was eventually freed by Zeus along with his siblings and was made the King of the Isles of the Blessed, The underworld Paradise. Some others say that he escaped to Rome where he ruled wisely and taught his subjects the art of agriculture. The feast, Saturnalia, is held annually in honor of the Titan King Cronus.

## Trivia

* While having similar names, Cronus has no connection with the Primordial Deity Chronos.
* Theologians have equated Cronus with Moloch, Yaldabaoth, El, Hammon, Gurzil and Satre.
* His other aspcet, Saturn is strangely the inspiration of the word "Saturday"