In the Renaissance in particular, this harvest god depiction of a Father Time (based on Chronos) took hold in the arts. Saturnalian Cronus is also the point in history where the image of the harvest scythe (or sickle depending on the depiction) became associated with the Titan. It is here where Chronos and Cronus became wrapped into other Western cultural figures like Father Time (associated both with the harvest and the broader concept of time) which muddled the cultural image of the Titan. Cronus no longer was identified as the Father of Time, that was now Chronos, but instead as a Titan god of harvest who presided over the passage of time. Saturn's fusion with Cronus in religious practice was one of many instances in history where the divide between Cronus and Chronos grew to the point that they became separate entities. As part of a plan to prevent his children from overthrowing him, Cronus ate his children to ensure that betrayal was impossible.Īfter the Antiquity era, the Romans took the Greek Cronus and fused him with their indigenous god Saturn, who was a god time that primarily presides over calendars, seasons, and harvests. Titans are often characterized by their brutality and Cronus was no different. As king, he had six children with Rhea: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera, who all would later attain power as the Olympian gods. He later overthrew his father to become the king of the Titans where he made his own sister Rhea his consort. In the original history of the Greek Olympians, Cronus is the son of the titans Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth) and is the youngest of the 12 titans. In the Antiquity era, Cronus and Chronos appear to have been considered one and the same, with the origins of their names being the Greek word for time: chrónos. Depending on the era of history, these figures are either the same individual or separate entities. In Greek mythology, there are actually two mythological figures that have historically been associated as being the Father of Time: Chronos and Cronus.
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