Cronus

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cronus

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the symbolic instrument?Associated with a sickle or scythe, used to castrate his father Uranus
2. What is the parentage?Son of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky)
3. Who was Cronus in Greek mythology?Cronus was a Titan king who took over the world after cutting down his father, the sky god Uranus, and ruled during a peaceful time called the Golden Age.
4. Why did Cronus eat his children?He feared a prophecy that one of his children would overthrow him, so he swallowed each newborn to stop that from happening.

Primordial Deities: The first gods and goddesses in a creation myth, like Gaia and Uranus.
Usurpation: The act of illegally or forcefully taking someone's power or position.
Chthonic Deity: A god or goddess associated with the underworld, the earth, and fertility.
Syncretism: The merging of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.