Cronus
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Cronus is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.
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Origin
In the Ancient Greek religion, the Titan Cronus (Greek: Κρόνος, romanized Krónos) is the youngest son of Uranus and Gaia, and he is associated with agriculture and the harvest. He castrated and overthrew his father to become king of the gods, ruling during what was known as the Golden Age, but a prophecy stated that Cronus would too be overthrown by his children (the Olympian gods). He decided to swallow his children to prevent them from doing so; however, his wife Rhea secretly saved their youngest son Zeus from being eaten by having Cronus eat a rock instead, and when Zeus reached adulthood, he would go on to fulfill the prophecy and overthrow his father and rescue his siblings from Cronus's stomach. After this, Cronus was imprisoned in Tartarus.
Cronus is occasionally conflated with Chronos, the personification of time, due to their similar names. The Romans identified Cronus with their own god Saturnus.
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Nomenclature
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese
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クロノス Kuronosu | Cronus |
Gallery
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Sprite of Cronus from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.
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Animated sprite of Cronus from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.
