Kronos is the youngest Titan, son of Gaia, the Earth, and Ouranos, the Sky. As he has overthrown his father, Kronos destiny is to be overcome by one of his descendants. To preempt the prophecy, he devours all his children as soon as they are born. Kronos was repeatedly conflated with Chronos, the personification of Time.
Kronos est le plus jeune Titan, fils de Gaïa, la Terre, et d’Ouranos, le Ciel. Comme il a renversé son père, sa destinée est de se voir détrôné par l’un de ses descendants. Pour empêcher la prophétie, il dévore ses enfants à leur naissance. Kronos fut continuellement confondu avec Chronos, la personnification du Temps.