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Cronus was the leader of the Titans, the divine descendants of Gaia and Uranus, who overthrew his father and ruled during the Golden Age. He was also the personification of time, associated with a sickle, and the father of Zeus, who deposed him and imprisoned him in Tartarus.
Chronos is a deity of time in pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature, often confused with the Titan Cronus. He is depicted as an old man with a scythe, and is related to the Orphic tradition and the zodiac wheel.
Kairos is one of two words for 'time' in ancient Greek, contrasting with chronos (sequential time). It means a good or proper time for action, based on timing, context, and audience. Learn about its origins, applications, and examples in rhetoric, theology, and science.
Olympia is a small town in the Peloponnese peninsula, famous for the archaeological site of the same name, where the ancient Olympic Games were held every four years. The site was a major Panhellenic religious sanctuary of ancient Greece, dedicated to Zeus, and featured over 70 buildings, ruins, and artifacts.
A painting by Francisco Goya depicting the myth of the Titan Saturn eating his children. Learn about the background, composition, interpretations and controversies of this dark and haunting work from the Black Paintings series.
Philyra was a water-nymph and the mother of the centaur Chiron by Cronus in Greek mythology. She was transformed into a linden tree by Zeus and may have nursed Achilles.
Hestia is the virgin goddess of the hearth and the home in ancient Greek religion and mythology. She is the eldest child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and one of the Twelve Olympians, but she has little prominence in myth and remains a symbol of society and family.
Kronia was an ancient Greek festival in honor of Kronos (Cronus), the god of time and harvest. It was a time of social egalitarianism, feasting, and games, celebrated in Athens and Ionia in July and August.