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noun - (Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him

A Titan who ruled the universe until dethroned by his son Zeus.

CRONUS - In Greek mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos ( or , US: , from Greek: Κρόνος, Krónos), was the leader and youngest of the first generation of...

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Titan dethroned by his son
Saturn's Greek counterpart
Father of Zeus
Councillor with responsibility for 22's old man

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Nov 22 2018 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword
Aug 27 2017 Newsday.com
Aug 2 2016 Jonesin'
Apr 29 2016 Newsday.com
Nov 23 2014 Newsday.com
Aug 23 2008 Universal
Dec 1 2005 New York Times

Possible Jeopardy Clues
Zeus' father, he was the main man until Zeus overthrew him
This Titan, the father of Zeus, did something nasty to Uranus with a sickle

Possible Dictionary Clues
(Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology identified with Roman Saturn
The supreme god until dethroned by Zeus. The youngest son of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth), Cronus overthrew and castrated his father and then married his sister Rhea. Because he was fated to be overcome by one of his male children, Cronus swallowed all of them as soon as they were born, but when Zeus was born Rhea deceived him and hid the baby away.

Cronus description
In Greek mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos ( or , US: , from Greek: Κρόνος, Krónos), was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans, the divine descendants of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth. He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological Golden Age, until he was overthrown by his own son Zeus and imprisoned in Tartarus. According to Plato, the deities Phorcys, Cronus, and Rhea were the eldest children of Oceanus and Tethys.Cronus was usually depicted with a harpe, scythe or a sickle, which was the instrument he used to castrate and depose Uranus, his father. In Athens, on the twelfth day of the Attic month of Hekatombaion, a festival called Kronia was held in honour of Cronus to celebrate the harvest, suggesting that, as a result of his association with the virtuous Golden Age, Cronus continued to preside as a patron of the harvest. Cronus was also identified in classical antiquity with the Roman deity Saturn.

Cronus description

In Greek mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos ( or , US: , from Greek: Κρόνος, Krónos), was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans, the divine descendants of Uranus, the sky, and Gaia, the earth. He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological Golden Age, until he was overthrown by his own son Zeus and imprisoned in Tartarus. According to Plato, the deities Phorcys, Cronus, and Rhea were the eldest children of Oceanus and Tethys.Cronus was usually depicted with a harpe, scythe or a sickle, which was the instrument he used to castrate and depose Uranus, his father. In Athens, on the twelfth day of the Attic month of Hekatombaion, a festival called Kronia was held in honour of Cronus to celebrate the harvest, suggesting that, as a result of his association with the virtuous Golden Age, Cronus continued to preside as a patron of the harvest. Cronus was also identified in classical antiquity with the Roman deity Saturn.

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