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Chronos (/ ˈ k r oʊ n ɒ s,-oʊ s /; Greek: Χρόνος, , "time"), also spelled Khronos or Chronus, is a personification of time in pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature. [1] Chronos is frequently confused with, or perhaps consciously identified with, the Titan , Cronus , in antiquity, due to the similarity in names. [2]
In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos ( / ˈkroʊnəs / or / ˈkroʊnɒs /, from Greek: Κρόνος, Krónos) was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans, the divine descendants of the primordial Gaia (Mother Earth) and Uranus (Father Sky). He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological ...
Kairos. Kairos ( Ancient Greek: καιρός) is an ancient Greek word meaning 'the right or critical moment'. [1] In modern Greek, kairos also means 'weather' or 'time'. It is one of two words that the ancient Greeks had for ' time '; the other being chronos ( χρόνος ).
Chronos is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. These characters take their name from the Greek personification of time and have the ability to time travel. He is the archenemy of the Atom. [1]
Tartarus. Uranus. v. t. e. In ancient Greek religion, Ananke ( / əˈnæŋkiː /; Ancient Greek: Ἀνάγκη ), from the common noun ἀνάγκη ("force, constraint, necessity"), is the Orphic personification of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. She is customarily depicted as holding a spindle. One of the Greek primordial deities ...
Chronos (/ ˈ k r ɒ n oʊ s / KRON-ohs) is a 1985 abstract film directed by Ron Fricke, created with custom-built time-lapse cameras. Originally released in IMAX theaters, it is now available on DVD , Blu-ray and HD DVD .
Aion ( Greek: Αἰών) is a Hellenistic deity associated with time, the orb or circle encompassing the universe, and the zodiac . The "time" which Aion represents is perpetual, unbounded, ritual, and cyclic: The future is a returning version of the past, later called aevum ( see Vedic Sanskrit Ṛtú ). This kind of time contrasts with ...
Chronometry. The hourglass is often used as a symbol representing the passage of time. Clocks; a watch-maker seated at his workbench. Chronometry [a] or horology [b] ( lit. 'the study of time') is the science studying the measurement of time and timekeeping. [3] Chronometry enables the establishment of standard measurements of time, which have ...