CRONUS

HERITAGE

• Uranus, Diety of the Sky
• Gaia, Diety of the Earth
• Uranus was king the gods
• This generation is sometimes called "Elementals"

CRONUS IN GREEK CULTURE

• No cities named after Cronus
• Athenian Festival: Kronia
• Celebrated harvest
• "Cronus's functions were connected with agriculture"

CLAIM TO FAME

• God of Time
• Considered All-Devouring
• King of the Titans

Major Story

• Was Jealous of Uranus's Power
• At the Time, King of the World

CONTINUED

• Gaia was angry at Uranus
• He imprisoned the Hundred-Handed One
• The Cyclops too (Both Were Gaia's Kids)
• So, She Made a Stone Sickle

MORE CONTINUED

• Gaia gathered Cronus & Siblings
• Challenged them to Castrate Uranus
• Cronus was Only One Willing

EVEN MORE CONTINUED

• Captured Uranus
• Castrated (Harvested?) Uranus with Sickle
• Threw Uranus's Testicles Into Sea
• Aphrodite was Born in this Way
• Ruled During "Golden Age"

GOLDEN AGE

• No need for law or rule
• Everyone always did the right thing