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Cronus, the king of Titans, is the god of time[2] and father of the first Olympian gods.
History
Cronus was the son of Uranus, the Greek god of the sky, and Gaia, the mother earth, and he is one of the Titans of Myth. He later overthrew his father by castrating him with a harpe blade, to become the king of the Greek pantheon.[3] Cronus later took Rhea as wife and fathered many children with her. Fearing to be dethroned however, he fed on them,[4] but Zeus, the only one not yet captured or devoured, freed his brothers and sisters, and together, with the help of Rhea, the Gods of Olympus defeated the mighty Titan and imprisoned him in the pits of Tartarus.[5]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Godly Physiology
- Chronokinesis: As time itself, Cronus has dominion over it.[2]
- Immortality
- Power Absorption: Cronus used a device that sucked the life and power of his children in order to absorb them.[4]
Abilities
- Leadership
- Weaponry: Cronus is the original wielder of the Diamond Blade, the sickle-like sword that is his signature weapon.
Paraphernalia
Weapons
- Diamond Blade: The harpe sword made of a flint of adamantine that was the weapon used by Cronus to castrate and depose his father, Uranus. Zeus once famously bequeathed his own son Perseus such a sword, and then passed it on to his granddaughter, Cassie Sandsmark, the Wonder Girl.[3]
Notes
- This character or object is an adaptation of Cronus, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
- Cronus was first adapted by M.C. Gaines and Don Cameron, first appearing in Sensation Comics #44. However, in the Prime Earth continuity Cronus first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Wonder Woman (Volume 4) #9 by Brian Azzarello and Tony Akins.
- Although they are different deities in Greek mythology, Cronus, the king of the Titans, and Chronos, the personification of time — and therefore Father Time —, are considered one and the same in DC Comics.[1][2]
Related
- 8 Appearances of Cronus (Prime Earth)
- 2 Images featuring Cronus (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Cronus (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Cronus (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
  This character is or was primarily an enemy of Wonder Woman and the Amazons in any of her various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Wonder Woman Villains category." |