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Cronus
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English
Alternative forms
en Cronos Kronos
Etymology
en grc Κρόνος, possibly from the en grc κραίνω to accomplish or fulfil.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkrəʊnəs/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cronus.wav Southern England
en /ˈkroʊnəs/ GA
Proper noun
en Greek god The youngest of the twelve Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia; father to the first generation of Olympian gods and goddesses.
en https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/01/go-ahead-do-10yearschallenge/580624/ Go Ahead, Post the Stupid Photo of Yourself From 10 Years Ago 2019-01-16 Alexis C. Madrigal The Atlantic 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250306160645/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/01/go-ahead-do-10yearschallenge/580624/ 6 March 2025
Usage notes
Not to be confused with en Chronus (en Chronos / en Khronos). According to Plutarch, the Greeks believed that Cronus was an allegorical name for Chronos. (See Chronos#Name Chronos § Name)
Coordinate terms
en Saturn
Related terms
en crono-
Translations
youngest of the twelve Titans
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: syc ܩܪܘܢܘܣ qrōnōs, syc ܩܪܢܘܣ
Armenian: hy Կռոնոս
Cherokee: chr ᏠᎾ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 克羅諾斯 Kèluónuòsī
Coptic: cop ⲕⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ
Czech: cs Kronos m
Esperanto: eo Krono
Finnish: fi Kronos
French: fr Cronos m
Georgian: ka კრონოსი
Greek: el Κρόνος m
Hebrew: he קרונוס m krónos
Hungarian: hu Kronosz
Italian: it Crono m
Japanese: ja クロノス Kuronosu
Korean: ko ^크로노스
Latin: la Cronus m
Marathi: mr क्रोनस
Odia: or କ୍ରୋନୋସ୍
Polish: pl Kronos m
Portuguese: pt Cronos m
Russian: ru Кро́нос m
Slovene: sl Kronos
Spanish: es Cronos
Swahili: sw Krono
Swedish: sv Kronos
Turkish: tr Kronus
Further reading
en Gods Greek deities