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Definition of Cronus
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn.
Definition of Cronus
1. Proper noun. The youngest of the twelve Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia; father to Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Cronus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Zeus and his brothers now rebelled against Cronus, and after a ten years' ...
Cronus and the Titans were thrust down to Tartarus, where they were guarded by ..."
2. The Story of Greece by James Albert Harrison (1892)
"And she said to her son Cronus, who was the youngest of the beautiful gods, ...
Cronus promised that he would do this, and Gaea created the bright cutting ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"They all shrank from the deed save Cronus, who waylaid and mutilated his father
... Cronus now reigned in room of Sky. His wife was Rhea, who was also his ..."
4. The Story of Greece by James Albert Harrison (1885)
"And she said to her son Cronus, who was the youngest of the beautiful gods, ...
Cronus promised that he would do this, and Gaea created the bright cutting ..."
5. The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1893)
"The work of generation, suspended for a moment, passes into the hands of
Cronus (Chronos) Time,! who unites himself with Rhea (the Earth—in Esotericism, ..."
6. The Classic Myths in English Literature: Based Chiefly on Bulfinch's "Age of by Charles Mills Gayley, Thomas Bulfinch (1893)
"The Rule of Cronus. — Now follows the reign of Cronus, lord of Heaven and Earth.
... Cronus, however, having learned from his parents that he should be ..."
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