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On the site it says that the name Cronus is "latinized form of the Greek Kronos, possibly derived from korone meaning "crow". I always thought that Cronus is related to "chronus" - time (as in "anachronism" and "chronicle"). Wasn't Cronus the personifiation of time in the Greek mythology?
Just curious.
Just curious.
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You mean Cronus is not an alternative spelling of Chronus?
Because the way it is in the database (Cronus being the father of the Greek gods), I thought we were talking about "the time".
The fact is that I've read the Greek mythology in Bulgarian and slavic languages do not distinguish between "c" as in cake, "ch" as in Christina and "k". So in my copy it was literally Êðîíîñ, which could have been a transliterated Chronos, Cronos or Kronos.
So is Cronus the latin name of Chronus is is it a completely different thing?
Because the way it is in the database (Cronus being the father of the Greek gods), I thought we were talking about "the time".
The fact is that I've read the Greek mythology in Bulgarian and slavic languages do not distinguish between "c" as in cake, "ch" as in Christina and "k". So in my copy it was literally Êðîíîñ, which could have been a transliterated Chronos, Cronos or Kronos.
So is Cronus the latin name of Chronus is is it a completely different thing?
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Check out Pavlos' posting below. He's the last word on da Greek stuff. :)
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It's not my spelling day today :(. I meant "personification", not "personifiation"
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I believe you may be thinking of "Chronos".
Chronos is the ancient Greek god of time, although he later became "merged" with Cronos because of the similarity in their names. However, Cronos is a Latin name (taken from the Greek Kronos originally) and Chronos is purely a Greek name, as I understand it.
Is this correct, Pavlos?
-- Nanaea
Chronos is the ancient Greek god of time, although he later became "merged" with Cronos because of the similarity in their names. However, Cronos is a Latin name (taken from the Greek Kronos originally) and Chronos is purely a Greek name, as I understand it.
Is this correct, Pavlos?
-- Nanaea
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Spot-on, Nan :)
=> Kronos is written with a kappa (K), which is pronounced like "castrate" -- which is precisely what Kronos did to his dad Uranus to avenge Gaia, his abused mom. The avenging demons known as Erinyes were born from the blood of Uranus's doodads. From the severed doodads themselves, which were cast off the shores of Cyprus, emerged the goddess of love Aphrodite.
=> Chronos -- the god of time -- on the other hand, is written with a chi (X), which is pronounced like the Scottish "loch". I
Kronos and Chronos are originally two distinct entities, although Kronos was later interpreted as Chronos (see Aristotle, de Mundo, 401 a 15)
=> Kronos is written with a kappa (K), which is pronounced like "castrate" -- which is precisely what Kronos did to his dad Uranus to avenge Gaia, his abused mom. The avenging demons known as Erinyes were born from the blood of Uranus's doodads. From the severed doodads themselves, which were cast off the shores of Cyprus, emerged the goddess of love Aphrodite.
=> Chronos -- the god of time -- on the other hand, is written with a chi (X), which is pronounced like the Scottish "loch". I
Kronos and Chronos are originally two distinct entities, although Kronos was later interpreted as Chronos (see Aristotle, de Mundo, 401 a 15)
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