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Chronos
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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.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- time and fate deity
- Gender
- male
- Child
- Chaos
- Father
- Hydros
- Image
- Chronos,sleeping on Wolff grave-ME fec.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Aion
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- Commons category
- Chronos
- worshipped by
- Greek mythology
- different from
- Cronos
- name in native language
- Χρόνος
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
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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.
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