Chronos (Primordial)
primordialChronos was the primordial personification of Time itself — not the Titan Kronos, though they were often merged in later tradition.
The Myth
Parents
Self-born
Children
Phanes (in Orphic tradition)
Symbols
Fun Fact
The confusion between Chronos and Kronos gave us Father Time with his sickle — one of Western culture's most enduring symbols.
Words We Inherited
English words and phrases that trace back to this myth:
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