Chronos

Summary

Chronos is a Greek primordial deity^[1]. He draws 1,196 Wikipedia views per month (greek_primordial_deity category, ranking #7 of 13).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chronos's father was Hydros^[3].
• A child of Chronos was Aether^[4].
• A child of Chronos was Ananke^[5].
• A child of Chronos was Erebos^[6].
• A child of Chronos was Chaos^[7].
• Chronos's image is recorded as Chronos,sleeping on Wolff grave-ME fec.jpg^[8].
• Chronos is recorded as male^[9].
• Chronos's instance of is recorded as Greek primordial deity^[10].
• Chronos's instance of is recorded as time and fate deity^[11].
• Chronos's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 52494729^[12].
• Chronos's GND ID is recorded as 119242443^[13].
• Chronos's Commons category is recorded as Chronos^[14].
• Chronos's said to be the same as is recorded as Saturn^[15].
• Chronos's said to be the same as is recorded as Father Time^[16].
• Chronos's said to be the same as is recorded as Aion^[17].
• Chronos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kp19^[18].
• Chronos's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo20251282501^[19].
• Chronos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chronos^[20].
• Chronos's spoken text audio is recorded as En-Chronos-article.ogg^[21].
• Chronos's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[22].
• Chronos's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[23].
• Chronos's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0020784^[24].
• Chronos's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Chronos's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[26].
• Chronos's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Chronos's father was Hydros^[3].

Personal Life

Children include Aether^[4], a Greek primordial deity^[28]; Ananke^[5], a personification^[29]; Erebos^[6], a Greek primordial deity^[30]; and Chaos^[7], a Greek primordial deity^[31].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Chronos include he^[32], a comics character^[33].

Why It Matters

Chronos draws 1,196 Wikipedia views per month (greek_primordial_deity category, ranking #7 of 13).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for him include he^[32], a comics character^[33].

FAQs

Who were Chronos's parents?

Chronos's father was Hydros^[3].