Cronus

Siblings: The Cyclopes, the Hecatoncheires, and the Titans

**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 Uranus by castration and ruled the world in Golden Age, where humans lived without evil. Until he heard prophecy of his downfall and devoured 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, Uranus, 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 Uranus' 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 Uranus' prophecy and not taking appropriate measure or thinking properly over this matter. He was also hostile towards his Cyclopes 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

**Cosmos Lordship:** Cronus has control of everything existing within their Universe.

**Deity Consumption:** Cronus can consume gods, demi-gods, Angels and other divine beings and absorb their powers and energy, and seal their divine essence within their body.

**Gut Imprisonment:** Cronus can create Demi-realms within their own bodies to imprison others by eating them.

**Divine Lord Physiology:** Cronus is an alpha divine being; the most powerful member of the godhead/deities.

**Divine Weaponry:** Cronus is able to create and wield any kind of weapon of divine powers.

**Enhanced Charisma:** Cronus has unnaturally high charisma, or charm, enabling them to gain the trust and loyalty of others and win them over to their cause.

**Enhanced Combat:** Cronus possesses proficiency, capabilities and knowledge regarding general combat.

**Sickle Proficiency:** Cronus, either innately or through training, is a master of wielding scythes, an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or gleaning crops.

**Temporal Entity Physiology:** Cronus with this ability either is or can transform into a Temporal Entity by ascending into a higher Dimension, and are able to influence Time in a supreme or nearly supreme manner.

**Time Deity Physiology:** Cronus with this ability either is or can transform into a time deity, a god who can control time on a transcendental level that far exceeds the abilities of normal users of chronokinesis.

**Vegetation Deity Physiology:** Cronus is a vegetation deity, a god of the plant kingdom or an aspect of it, usually by its perceived power and strength.

## History

Cronus was born the youngest son of the sky god Uranus and Earth Goddess Gaea and is one of the first generation Titans. Uranus earned the rage of Gaea after he Imprisoned the Hecatoncheries 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 Uranus Manifest to the Earth, the siblings 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 Cronus. Giving advantage 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 Hecatoncheries and Elder cyclopes, the Gods manage to defeat the Titan army and cast Cronus down to Tartarus 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 Uranus 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 Uranus.

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.

## Quotes

*"Kill the Great God Uranus." - Gaea to Cronus*

*"If by killing you and become a villain, I could save mother and all of my siblings from you, then I would gladly become the greatest villain our pantheon ever had. I would gladly be the scapegoat just to see their happy smile. Now. Goodbye father." - Cronus before killing his father Uranus.*

*"To Cronus, Fumigation from Storax. Eternal father, mighty Titan, hear, great sire of gods and men, whom all revere; endued with various counsel, pure and strong, to whom increase and decrement belong. Hence matter's flowing forms through thee that die, by thee restored, their former place supply [reincarnation]. The world immense in everlasting chains, strong and ineffable thy power contains; father of vast eternity, divine, O mighty Cronus, various speech is thine; blossom of earth and of starry skies, husband of Rhea, and Prometheus wise. Obstetric power and venerable root, from which the various forms of being shoot; no parts peculiar can thy power enclose, diffused through all, from which the world arose. O best of beings, of a subtle mind, propitious hear, to suppliant prayers inclined; the sacred rites benevolent attend, and grant a blameless life, a blessed end [passage after death to Elysion (Elysium)]." - Orphic Hymn 13 to Cronus.*

## Trivia

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