| The Greek god of time and a former supreme god. Chronus is one of the Titans, son of Ouranos (heaven) and Gaia (earth). Father of Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hades and Hestia. Kronos overthrew his father Ouranos, castrating him with a sickle for good measure, perhaps as a symbolic separation of heaven and earth. Fearing that his own children might do the same to him, he proceeded to swallow them. Zeus, however, was saved by Rhea, who hid him in Crete and tricked Kronos into swallowing a stone wrapped in infant's clothing. When Zeus reached maturity, he forced Kronos to disgorge his brothers and sisters. He is generally depicted with a sickle and a hourglass. |
