Chronos
Also known as Khronos, Chronus
thumb|''Time Clipping Cupid's Wings'' (1694), by Pierre Mignard Chronos (; ; , Modern Greek: ), also spelled Chronus, is a personification of time in Greek mythology, who is also discussed in pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature. His consort is the goddess Ananke.
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thumb|''Time Clipping Cupid's Wings (1694), by Pierre Mignard Chronos (; ; , Modern Greek: ), also spelled Chronus, is a personification of time in Greek mythology, who is also discussed in pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature. His consort is the goddess Ananke.
Chronos is frequently confused with, or perhaps consciously identified with, the Titan Cronus in antiquity, due to the similarity in names. The identification became more widespread during the Renaissance, giving rise to the iconography of Father Time wielding the harvesting scythe.