Cronos/Saturn with sickle and grain attributes © Clipart.com

Rulers of the world during the Golden Age, the two humanoid Titans, Rhea and Cronos, married and produced the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus. It wasn't a smooth relationship, though, since Cronos was aware of a prophesy that he would suffer a fate similar to his father's. Cronos didn't want to be overthrown, and so swallowed the children Rhea gave birth to.

Cronos (also spelled Kronos, Kronus, or Cronus) is not the same as Chronos. Chronos is a personification of time, often confused with Cronos.

In Rome, Cronus was blended with the local agricultural god Saturn whose solstice festival was celebrated each year as the Saturnalia.

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