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Did you know that Chronos (Greek god of time) is the father of the Olympians?

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Chronos who is the Greek god of time actually had children! And many as many Greek gods and goddesses do, he had many! He had six children who are known as the Olympians. Their names are Chiron, Zeus, Hera, Posiden, Hades, Hestia and Demeter. They are perhaps some of the most important figures in Greek mythology, which is why it shocks me that so few people know that they are all Chronos' children. Not surprisingling, there was a lot of drama and incest that occurred between these siblings. Let me know if you'd like for me to post more about them!
 
I totally forgot that Chiron was one of the Chronos children. I would love to hear more information about him!
 
francescool said:
Chronos who is the Greek god of time actually had children! And many as many Greek gods and goddesses do, he had many! He had six children who are known as the Olympians. Their names are Chiron, Zeus, Hera, Posiden, Hades, Hestia and Demeter. They are perhaps some of the most important figures in Greek mythology, which is why it shocks me that so few people know that they are all Chronos' children. Not surprisingling, there was a lot of drama and incest that occurred between these siblings. Let me know if you'd like for me to post more about them!
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Please do post more and, if available, any information about this myth or theogony: Author or Greek tribe, location, historical period. It's strange that the children were called Olympians while Demeter is the grain-vegetation goddess and Hades is the king of the Underworld. Of course, many myths about a given deity are often inconsistent. E.g., Kore was generated by Zeus and Demeter, while vegetation generation is non-sexual.
 
Chronos is one of the words we use for "time" when speaking Greek.

Δεν έχω χρόνο (den exw hrono) = i don't have time
 
ellinasgolfer0320 said:
Chronos is one of the words we use for "time" when speaking Greek.

Δεν έχω χρόνο (den exw hrono) = i don't have time
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You're right and indeed other languages use "chron-" for "time" in the general sense of the word, as in "chronology" [time-line], but the above post spoke of the myth of personified Time as having children -- whom I found to be logically inconsistent. At the same time, I am not sure of the sense of "having children" when speaking of personified things. For example, in the Latin expression, "Veritas filia temporis" [Truth is the daughter of time], having that daughter means that the truth [the opposite of a lie] will come out sooner or later [will come out in the course of time]. Could it be that the ancient Greek myth-maker meant that the aforementioned six gods were born in time [successively?] on Mount Olympus? In that case, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon were thought of dwelling on Olympus before they resolved the issue of their governance the universe (which we know from other myths), and before Zeus and Demeter were in charge of the earth [Chthon/KhthoniE], wherefore they were thought as the parents of KorE.
 
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I was under the impression that Chronos and Cronos were two different immortal beings. Chronos was the god of time, while Cronos was the King Titan. And Cronos' godly domain was the harvest. That was the one who fathered the elder Olympians. But maybe I am wrong
 
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I was under the impression that Chronos and Cronos were two different immortal beings. Chronos was the god of time, while Cronos was the King Titan. And Cronos' godly domain was the harvest. That was the one who fathered the elder Olympians. But maybe I am wrong
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That's because they are. They are spelled differently and pronounced differently too.

Chronos is spelled Χρόνος in Greek.. In English, the Greek letter Χχ (chi) is denoted by using "ch" in English, and it is pronounced like an "H" from the back of your throat- it's pronounced more like hronos.

Kronos is spelled Κρόνος in Greek, and Κκ (kappa) is denoted by using a "K" in English, not ch or c because a "ch" represents chi and there is no "C" in Greek. It is pronounced the same way we pronounced a "K" in English.
 
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