Cronus

[ kroh-nuh s ]

/ ˈkroʊ nəs /

a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.

Compare Saturn.

Example sentences from the Web for cronus

But when Zeus was born, and Cronus asked for the child, Rhea deceived him by giving him a stone wrapped in swaddling bands.

Myths and Dreams |Edward Clodd
They were one branch of the posterity of Ham; who is here spoken of as the eldest son of Cronus.

A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) |Jacob Bryant
Qat killed the foe and revived his brothers, as the sons of Cronus came forth alive from their father's maw.

Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) |Andrew Lang
To end our examination of the Myth of Cronus, we may compare the solutions offered by scholars.

Custom and Myth |Andrew Lang

This peculiarly savage trick of swallowing each other became an inherited habit in the family of Cronus.

Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 |Andrew Lang

Cronus

/ (ˈkrəʊnəs) /

Greek myth a Titan, son of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth), who ruled the world until his son Zeus dethroned him Roman counterpart: Saturn