Kronos: The Titan of Time, King of the Gods, Retold in Modern Greek Mythology

Kronos: The Titan of Time, King of the Gods, Retold in Modern Greek Mythology Kronos is the Titan of Time, King of the Gods and the eldest of all Titans. He was the son of Ouranos and Ge. He had three brothers: Khronos, Koios and Epipteo. Kronos married his sister Rhea and fathered six kids with her. Their names were Zeus, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Dionysus.

Kronos lost his parents at an early age when Ouranos took his wife Ge to be with him in the Underworld. Ouranos was angry that his wife had become pregnant by a mortal so he chained her up in Tartaros after banishing Kronos to Olympos as punishment. It was only after years passed by did they realize they missed each other and they went back to see their father again.

Fearing that he would lose his children if he came out from Tartaros once again, Ouranos made sure no human ever saw him or heard his voice again outside of Olympos. This is where Kronos got his name because upon seeing what happened with his mother inside Tartaros he called out for help from all the Titans to free them from their prison so that one day he could take over rule as Role of Time in Greek Mythology Time is central to many of the myths we learn from ancient Greece .

Time is a recurring motif in The Iliad and The Odyssey. In The Odyssey, the gods are constantly fighting amongst themselves about who gets to rule over the other gods. In The Iliad, time is used as a framing device. We discover that events that have taken place in The Iliad have also taken place at other times in the past. The most obvious use of time in Greek mythology is how it is used in the Titanomachy.

This is when the Gods and Titans fought against each other. In this battle, Zeus was victorious and was able to take over the universe that was ruled over by the Titans. The Story of Chronos and Zeus In the beginning, there was Chaos. Then came Ouranos, the Sky and Ge, the Earth. They had a son together named Cronos. Soon after, Ouranos and Ge were separated by Gaia, the Earth.

Cronos, still not happy with being trapped on the Earth, decided to try to free his father. He trapped his mother in Tartaros with her sisters and brothers. This continued until Metis, the Titaness of Forethought, had a son called Iapetus. After she gave birth to him, she warned Cronos that one day he would be overthrown by his own son. Cronos was not very pleased with this and swallowed Metis whole.