Cronus (Greek Mythology)

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Name: sometimes spelled Cronos or Kronos, other spellings are possible; he is also identified with the god Saturn in Roman Mythology
Occupation: patron of the harvest
Relationships: Uranus (father)
Gaea (mother)
Oceanus, Iapetus, Hyperion, Coeus, Krios (brothers)
Tethys, Theia, Phoebe, Themis, Mnemosyne (sisters)
Rhea (sister and wife)
Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus, Chiron (children)
Fandom: Greek Mythology
Other: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Heroes of Olympus
Kronos (disambiguation page)
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Cronus is a God of the Harvest and Titan of Time from the Greek Mythology. He's known for overthrowing his father, and fearing the same thing would happen with his own children; he ate his children until Zeus was saved by Rhea and imprisoned him in Tartarus.

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Cronus doesn't appear quite often in fanfiction within the Greek Mythology and Roman Mythology fandom. He often appears as a background character, sometimes paired with his wife. Also many fans like to fancast/parallel their characters as Cronus on Tumblr.

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