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Power

Superhuman Strength Superhuman Stamina Superhuman Durability Power Bestowal Regeneration Resilience


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Birth and Early Days

In the beginning, the mighty Titans were sired by the union of Ouranos and Gaia. They were all born on the Island of Creation , home to the Sisters of Fate . Above any other beings, including the Titans, the Sisters of Fate were gifted with the very power of natural order and manipulated the threads of life and death of all living things, and thus could shape the fate of every god, monster, animal, or human at their whim. The Titans feared the Sisters of Fate for this and left the Island of Creation to rule the mortal world.
Cronos, the Titan of Time and Harvest was the youngest son of Heaven and Earth and hated his sire Ouranos , the Ruler and Creator of the Universe for how tyranical he was in his ways and how he treated his mother Gaia . Deep down, perhaps due to being the youngest his hate for his father came from an ambition to rule himself in his stead, to stand out among his older brothers and the elder protogenoi deities inhabiting the world.
So, when Gaia beseeched her Titan children to stand by her side against the Tyrant, no one dared to volunteer but Cronos. He challenged his father for the supremacy over the universe and fought a terrible cosmic battle against Ouranos, the conquerer of Chaos itself. When it was over, the mighty Cronos stood triumphantly and castrated his father, a mockery of his many lustful advances on the Earth Mother. And so it was how the Golden Age of the Titans began.
Cronos, the mighty ruler of the world, was prophesized to be overthrown by his own children in the future. To prevent this from coming true, Cronos tried to bribe the Sisters of Fate into changing his destiny by granting them the Steeds of Time . However, this gift would not prevent the prophecy from coming true, for the Fates only listened to their own council, present or no present. In a second attempt to prevent this from happening, his wife, Rhea , bore his children and one by one he swallowed them whole, imprisoning them within his belly. Rhea could not bear another loss, for she already had five children taken from her. When the sixth child was born, Rhea called upon an eagle to take the baby far away from the watchful eyes of Cronos. In the baby's place, Rhea wrapped a stone in cloth and offered it to Cronos, who foolishly believed it to be the baby and swallowed it whole.


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Personality

Cronos, much like his son Zeus, was very power hungry and paranoid, as he destroyed his father Ouranos, only so he could replace him as the new ruler of the universe, but became deeply afraid of his own children, fearing that one of them would overthrow him, swallowing any of his children moments after they were ever born. However, he seems to care for his brethren, unlike his son Zeus, who hardly cared for any Olympian, (though only after being infected by the evils) as he was ready to kill Kratos for supposedly killing his mother Gaia .
After being defeated during the Great War, forced to carry Pandora's temple on his back and then imprisoned in Tartarus to suffer for all eternity, Cronos became extremely enraged, feeling a deep hatred for Kratos, blaming him for Zeus's wrath and Gaia's supposed death, refusing to even listen to Kratos' reasons.
Unlike other foes, he doesn't underestimate Kratos since he knew the Spartan could defeat anyone by himself. When overpowered by Kratos, he begged the latter to spare him since they were family but when that was ignored he (hypocritically and defiantly) called him a coward who slaughters his own.


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Powers and Abilities

Cronos possessed extreme strength and stamina, which can be attributed to his massive size. As King, he is the biggest and most powerful of his generation, and his physical prowess was arguably almost as great if not completely matched with Atlas . He was also the only one brave enough to stand up to his father Ouranos, dismember him, and become the new King of the Gods. Even long after his downfall, Zeus remembered the might of his father and regarded him as the greatest of the Titans. His mother also praised him, as when seeing his grandson Kratos survived his fall from Olympus and making back it up, she remarked the blood of Cronos served him well. Standing at 1600 feet tall, Cronos is easily the largest Titan in the God of War series.

Superhuman Strength: Cronos was strong enough to hold the entire Temple of Pandora on his back for centuries without resting, and even walking on both legs with it. He was also able to battle against and defeat his father, Ouranos . During his battle with Kratos he was able to brush some of his bindings off. Superhuman Durability: Cronos possesses superhuman durability, being able to survive the battle against his father and endure brutal beatings from Kratos , although he was eventually killed by the God of War with the Blade of Olympus . Superhuman Stamina: Cronos endured his punishment for a long time, and suffered massive wounds from Kratos that would have killed any mortal, gods and even other titans, such as having his stomach sliced and intestines spilled, as well as having his jaw impaled, and finally surviving some seconds with the Blade of Olympus on his forehead, whereas other gods were killed almost instantly by Kratos with much less effort. Even while removed from his domains and divine powers, he retained his great strenght and endurance. Chronokinesis (former power): The Amulet of the Fates draws its temporal power from Cronos Rage , the novelization clarifying that the power of the Fates and Cronos are similar and compatible. Cronos is stated to have created the concept of Time by his birth. The Steeds of Time originally belonged to him and bear the name of his domain. Ever since his downfall in the Titanomachy, he and the rest of the imprisoned Titans have been depowered and most of their domains overtook by Olympian and traitorous Titan counterparts. Atmokinesis (former power): Cronos' Rage commands lightning, as is expected of Cronos himself back in his prime as the Lord of the Cosmos. His son Zeus is stated to have replaced Cronos in that position as King of the Heavens, ruling from above the rest of creation. Agrokinesis (former power): As the Titan of the Harvest, Cronos was one of the most important deities for mortal existence. The Golden Age of Mankind owes its name in a great way to the constant abundance of food on the Earth during Cronos reign. His daughter Demeter inherited this domain from him. Power Bestowal: Cronos gave his remaining powers to Kratos on the Steeds of Time, which aided him in his quest to seek the Sisters of Fate. Cronos' powers showed similar capabilities to that of his sons Zeus and Poseidon, being that he could control lightning and thunder. Overall Empowerment : Much like Zeus' Fury , Cronos Rage amplifies Kratos physical and magical attributes, aswell as feeding the Amulet of the Fates. Astral Projection : He was able to project his image into the domain of the Sisters of Fate who allow no divine interference on their Island . Rapid Regeneration: After Kratos sliced his stomach wide open with the Blade of Olympus , we see a few moments later that his wound was healed. It may already have happened in the past, as Zeus original plan to save his siblings was to ambush and slice Cronos stomach open. Nonetheless very impressive of him to regenerate from an Blade of Olympus gutting while being a powerless shell of his former self. Resilience: Like Atlas, he was able to show a great deal of resilience against the Claws of Hades as he was able to hold on to his soul for a great amount of time.

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Greek Mythology

In Greek mythology , Cronus (also spelled Kronus or Kronos) was the last of Gaia and Uranus' children and was the King of the Gods. During the reign of Uranus , the hundred armed Hecatonchires and one-eyed Cyclops were imprisoned within Tartarus, causing Gaia great pain. Gaia constructed a sickle and ordered her children to use it against Uranus, but they refused. Only Cronus was brave enough to take the weapon. When Uranus met with Gaia, Cronus ambushed his father Uranus and castrated him with the sickle; from the blood sprouted the Gigantes, The Furies , and Aphrodite .
After defeating Uranus, Cronus reimprisoned the Hecatonchires and the Cyclops along with the Gigantes and set the dragon Campe to guard them forever. He and his sister-wife, Rhea , took the throne of the world as Emperor and Empress, respectively. This period of Cronus' rule was called the "Golden Age," as the people of the time had no need for laws or rules; everyone did the right thing, and evil was absent.
Cronus learned from the Sisters of Fate that he was destined to be overcome by his own son, just as he had overthrown his father. As a result, although he sired the gods Demeter, Hera , Hades , Hestia, and Poseidon by Rhea, he swallowed them all as soon as they were born to prevent the prophecy from happening. The sixth and final child, Zeus , would become the son destined to overthrow Cronus and defeat the Titans.
Cronus was usually depicted with a sickle, which is used to harvest crops and also the weapon used to defeat Ouranos. Other children he is reputed to have fathered was Chiron , by Philyra.
His counterpart in Roman mythology is Saturn and his Canaanite counterpart is El .