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Cronus

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Cro·nus  (krns)
n. Greek Mythology
A Titan who ruled the universe until dethroned by his son Zeus.
Cronus [ˈkrəʊnəs], Cronos, Kronos [ˈkrəʊnɒs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a Titan, son of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth), who ruled the world until his son Zeus dethroned him Roman counterpart Saturn
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Noun1.CronusCronus - (Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks


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First of all, I said, there was that greatest of all lies, in high places, which the poet told about Uranus, and which was a bad lie too,-- I mean what Hesiod says that Uranus did, and how Cronus retaliated on him.
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