Cronos

Cronos was one of the twelve Titans born to Gaia and Uranus. He was the youngest of the twelve, and fathered 6 of the Olympians.

In Greek Myth

In Greek Mythology Cronos is the son of Gaia, the earth, and Ouranos, the sky. He was one of 12 Titans which also includes Oceanus, Tethy, Hyperion, Theia, Coeus, Phoebe, Rhea, Mnemosyne, Themis, Crius, Iapetus. Ouranos

The castration of Ouranos; painting by Vasari & Cristofano Gherardi.

was afraid of his children's powers so he hid them in Tartarus. Gaia was unhappy about this and asked one of the 12 to overthrow their father; only Cronos came forward. Cronos waited until his father was about to make love with Gaia and then lunged at Ouranos, castrating him with a sickle.

From this point on, Cronos and his wife Rhea (also his sister) would rule the heavens.Their rule became know as the "Golden Age" because the people lived without greed or violence and there was no need for laws. Cronos had five kids with Rhea but was told by Gaia that one of them would overthrow him much like he had done to his father. To avoid this fate, Cronos ate all of this children alive. Soon Rhea had her 3rd son which was named Zeus. Gaia was unhappy with the way Cronos had treated his kids so she came up with a plan to save Zeus; she covered a rock with a cloth and gave it to Cronos. This tricked Cronos and he ate the rock thinking it was his son. Gaia, with the help of the goat Amalthea, would raise Zeus in Crete. Zeus would return and feed his father poison, making him regurgitate everyone that he had swallowed. A great war called Titanomachy broken out between the Gods and the Titians. In the end the gods were victorious and Cronos was banished to Tartarus.

Name	Platforms	Developer
God of War Collection released on Nov. 17, 2009	PS3	SCE Studio Santa Monica, Bluepoint Games
God of War II released on March 13, 2007	PS2	SCE Studio Santa Monica
God of War released on March 22, 2005	PS2	SCE Studio Santa Monica
Age of Mythology: The Titans released on Sept. 30, 2003	PC	Ensemble Studios
Age of Mythology released on Oct. 30, 2002	PC, MAC	Westlake Interactive, Ensemble Studios

Character Name:	Cronos
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Gender:	Male
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Appears in:	5 games
First appearance:	Age of Mythology
Aliases	Kronos, Kronus, Saturn, Cronus

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