Chronos

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For other uses, see Chronos (disambiguation).

In Greek mythology, Chronos (χρονος in Greek) in pre-Socratic philosophical works he is said to be the personification of time. He emerged from the primordial chaos. He is often mythologically confused with the Titan Cronus (κρονος in Greek).

He is often depicted as an elderly, gray-haired man with a long beard. His name actually means "Time" , and is alternatively spelled Khronos, Chronos, Chronus (Latin version). Some of the current English words which show a tie to khronos/chronos and the attachment to time are chronology, chronic, and chronicle.

Chronos vs. Cronus

This confusion is echoed in academic works and in many encyclopedias (including the BritannicaTemplate:Citation needed) which conflate the two figures, or completely ignore the existence of Chronos, the embodiment of time. In fact, it seems likely that there has been a confusion of myths (possibly in the adoption of Greek figures by the Roman tradition, leading to a conflation of multiple gods, or the division of one god into multiple parts).Template:Citation needed

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