Greek mythology
Cronus
The Titan king who devoured his children
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- Greek mythology
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- Divine · Primordials · Titans · Ruler
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- Rise of Zeus
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Cronus is the youngest and boldest of the Titans, who castrates his father Uranus to seize the throne of the cosmos and rules over a golden age. Warned that his own child will overthrow him, he swallows each of his offspring at birth, until Rhea hides the infant Zeus and feeds him a stone instead. In the end the prophecy holds: Zeus frees his siblings and casts Cronus down into Tartarus.
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- Who is Cronus?
- Cronus is the youngest and boldest of the Titans, who castrates his father Uranus to seize the throne of the cosmos and rules over a golden age. Warned that his own child will overthrow him, he swallows each of his offspring at birth, until Rhea hides the infant Zeus and feeds him a stone instead.
- Which mythology does Cronus belong to?
- Cronus belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Cronus appear in?
- Cronus appears in Rise of Zeus, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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MythologyNow. (2026). Cronus. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/cronusMLA
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