🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Cronos

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkɾo.nus

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cronus/ˈkroʊ.nəs/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Cronos era o líder dos Titãs na mitologia grega."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans in Greek mythology, who ruled the cosmos during the mythical Golden Age until he was overthrown by his son Zeus.

    "In Greek mythology, Cronus swallowed his children to prevent them from fulfilling a prophecy that he would be overthrown."
  2. 2

    An astronomical designation, specifically sometimes used historically or poetically to refer to the planet Saturn.

    "Early astronomers occasionally drew parallels between the slow orbit of Cronus and the enduring, sluggish passage of time."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Krónos (Κρόνος), a mythological name of pre-Hellenic origin whose exact etymology remains uncertain. In antiquity, it was frequently conflated with chronos (time), associating the deity with the destructive and relentless passage of time.

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