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Kronos, alternatively Kronus or Cronus, was the King of the Titans of Greek mythology. The son of Uranus and Gaia, he castrated and overthrew his father. His wife was Rhea and he counted among his children Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Hestia and Demeter.

Kronos' Roman counterpart was Saturn.

Biography

When Kronos' father, Uranus, sent the hundred-armed Hecatonchires and the one-eyed Cyclopes into Tartarus, Gaia forged a flint sickle and asked her Titan children to take revenge on him. Only Kronos was brave enough to take the sickle and he castrated Uranus with it, tossing his testicles into the sea which would later give birth to Aphrodite. With Uranus defeated, Kronos became ruler of the world.

It was prophesied that Kronos would be overthrown by one of his own children. In order to prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled, Kronos decided to devour them all, and he did, until Rhea gave birth to Zeus in secret, and instead of him, handed her husband a swaddled stone. Kronos didn't notice anything different, and swallowed the stone. When Zeus became an adult, he freed his siblings from Kronos' stomach and led a rebellion against him and his fellow Titans.^[1]

Legacy and Influence

At some point, a statue of Kronos devouring one of his children was raised on a mountain named after the Titan as Kronion, next to the Sanctuary of Olympia in Elis.^[1]

During the Peloponnesian War, Nyx the Shadow, a member of the Cult of Kosmos and the Sage of its Eyes of Kosmos branch, wielded a dagger bearing the name of the god. In due time the dagger ended up in the possession of the Spartan misthios Kassandra.^[2] Around the same time, Kassandra also claimed the possession of a set of armor inspired by and dedicated to the Titan.^[1]

In the simulation of Hades created by the Isu Aletheia, a treasury dedicated to Kronos was located within The Scorched Lands of Tartaros.^[3]

Trivia

According to the myths, Kronos devoured every child he begat with Rhea. When Zeus saved his siblings, they accompanied him as the new gods, and became part of the twelve mightiest. In order from oldest to youngest, the children were Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades and Poseidon before Zeus.
In Homer's Iliad, Iapetos is mentioned as brother of Kronos, and trapped with him in Tartaros.
In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, the Titan Kronos is conflated with the Greek personification of time named Chronos.

Gallery

Concept art of the Statue in Elis
Concept sculpts of the Statue in Elis

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (statue only)
- The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades (mentioned only)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Eyes of Kosmos
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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 [[File:Elis-VoO-StatueofKronos.jpg|thumb|250px|The Statue of Kronos in Elis]]
-'''Kronos''', alternatively '''Kronus''' or '''Cronus''', was the King of the [[Titan]]s of [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. The son of [[Uranus]] and [[Gaia (deity)|Gaia]], he castrated and overthrew his father. His wife was [[Rhea]] and he counted among his children [[Zeus]], [[Poseidon]], and [[Hades]].
+'''Kronos''', alternatively '''Kronus''' or '''Cronus''', was the King of the [[Titan]]s of [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. The son of [[Uranus]] and [[Gaia (deity)|Gaia]], he castrated and overthrew his father. His wife was [[Rhea]] and he counted among his children [[Zeus]], [[Poseidon]], [[Hades]], [[Juno|Hera]], Hestia and Demeter.
 Kronos' [[Rome|Roman]] counterpart was [[Saturn]].
 ==Biography==
-It was prophesied that Kronos would be overthrown by one of his own children. In order to prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled, Kronos decided to devour them all, and he did, until Rhea gave birth to [[Zeus]] in secret, and instead of him, handed her husband a swaddled [[Omphalos|stone]]. Kronos didn't notice anything different, and swallowed the stone.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
+When Kronos' father, Uranus, sent the hundred-armed Hecatonchires and the one-eyed Cyclopes into Tartarus, Gaia forged a flint sickle and asked her Titan children to take revenge on him. Only Kronos was brave enough to take the sickle and he castrated Uranus with it, tossing his testicles into the sea which would later give birth to Aphrodite. With Uranus defeated, Kronos became ruler of the world.
+It was prophesied that Kronos would be overthrown by one of his own children. In order to prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled, Kronos decided to devour them all, and he did, until Rhea gave birth to [[Zeus]] in secret, and instead of him, handed her husband a swaddled [[Omphalos|stone]]. Kronos didn't notice anything different, and swallowed the stone. When Zeus became an adult, he freed his siblings from Kronos' stomach and led a rebellion against him and his fellow Titans.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
 ==Legacy and Influence==