Cronus

English

Alternative forms

• Cronos, Kronos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos), possibly from the Ancient Greek κραίνω (kraínō, “to accomplish or fulfil”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkrəʊnəs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkroʊnəs/

Proper noun

Cronus

1. (Greek mythology) The youngest of the twelve Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia; father to the first generation of Olympian gods and goddesses.
   • 2019 January 16, Alexis C. Madrigal, “Go Ahead, Post the Stupid Photo of Yourself From 10 Years Ago”, in 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.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with Chronus (Chronos / Khronos). According to Plutarch, the Greeks believed that Cronus was an allegorical name for Chronos. (See Chronos § Name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

Coordinate terms

• Saturn

Related terms

• crono-

Translations

youngest of the twelve Titans

Aramaic: Classical Syriac: ܩܪܘܢܘܣ (qrōnōs), ܩܪܢܘܣ Armenian: Կռոնոս (hy) (Kṙonos) Cherokee: ᏠᎾ (tlona) Chinese: Mandarin: 克羅諾斯 / 克罗诺斯 (zh) (Kèluónuòsī) Coptic: ⲕⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ (kronos) Czech: Kronos m Esperanto: Krono Finnish: Kronos (fi) French: Cronos (fr) m Georgian: კრონოსი (ḳronosi) Greek: Κρόνος (el) m (Krónos) Hebrew: קרונוס m (krónos) Hungarian: Kronosz Italian: Crono m Japanese: クロノス (Kuronosu) Korean: 크로노스 (ko) (Keuronoseu) Latin: Cronus m Marathi: क्रोनस (kronas) Polish: Kronos (pl) m Portuguese: Cronos (pt) m Russian: Кро́нос (ru) m (Krónos) Slovene: Kronos (sl) Spanish: Cronos Swahili: Krono Swedish: Kronos (sv) Turkish: Kronus (tr)

Further reading

• Cronus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia