Names: |
Cronos; Lat. Saturn. |
Epithets: |
Wily (for plotting against the father); God with the Sickle. |
Powers: |
King of Titans & the Golden Age; Father-Time. |
Attributes and symbols: |
Sickle/ scythe. |
Gifts to mortals: |
Made Earth habitable by separating her from the father Uranus. |
Origin: |
Son of Uranus & Gaea. |
Loves: |
Rhea (sister). |
Spouse: |
Rhea. |
Children: |
Zeus & the Older Olympians (swallowed and vomited back). |
Chosen people/ places: |
Italy (retired there after Zeus expelled him). |
Pageant: |
Titans. |
Allies/ favorites: |
People of the Golden Age (now good daemons). |
Adversaries: |
Zeus, his son. |
Victims: |
Father Uranus (castrated by his sickle). |
Notes: |
Roman winter solstice festival of Saturnalia has shaped the Christmas
customs: lights; gifts; merry-making and rest. Saturday, the day of rest
(cf. sabbath), is named after Saturn. |