ID: 901001935 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001935	Record Type: Character/Person

	Cronus (Greek deity)

Note: In ancient Greek religion, male deity who was worshipped by the pre-Hellenic population of Greece but probably was not widely worshipped by the Greeks themselves; he was later identified with the Roman god Saturn. Cronus’s functions were connected with agriculture.

Names:

	Cronus (Greek deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Cronos (Greek deity) (English,U,N)
	Kronos (Greek deity) (English,U,N)
	Κρόνος (Greek deity) (Greek,U,N)
	Crono (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Xronos (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Kronas (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Кронос (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Kronosz (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Хрон (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Hronos (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	קרונוס (Greek deity) (Hebrew,U,N)
	クロノス (Greek deity) (Japanese,U,N)
	克洛诺斯 (Greek deity) (Chinese,U,N)
	Keluonuosi (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Cronus (Greek deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	counterpart is .... Saturn
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman characters, Saturn (Roman deity)) [901000195]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... agriculture (discipline)
	.....(biological sciences, natural sciences, science (modern discipline), science and related disciplines, disciplines (concept), Disciplines (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Italian
	.....(Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Cronus (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2016121693
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 91B111 (story of) Saturn (Cronus)
	Cronos (Greek deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Kronos (Greek deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Κρόνος (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Crono (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Xronos (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Kronas (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Кронос (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Kronosz (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Хрон (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Hronos (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	קרונוס (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	クロノス (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	克洛诺斯 (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Keluonuosi (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Cronus," accessed 4 July 2017