Cronus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Cronus in British English:
UK [ˈkrəunəs]
How to pronounce Cronus in American English:
US [ˈkronəs]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn
Word Origin
- Cronus
- from Greek Kronos, youngest of the first generation of Titans, and their leader; of uncertain origin, but probably not related to Khronos, personification of time.
Example
- 1. She is the daughter of cronus and rhea .
- 2. She is the first born child of rhea and cronus .
- 3. Cronus a titan who ruled the universe until dethroned by his son zeus .
- 4. Zeus was the child of cronus and rhea , and the youngest of his siblings .
- 5. The greeks used the occasion to honor rhea , wife of cronus and the mother of many deities of greek mythology .