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Cronus the father of Zeus, Poesidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter and hera. He was also married to his sister Rhea.
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How were the lives of Cronus and Saturn alike?
Saturn is Cronus. Cronus was his greek name, Saturn his roman name.
What does Saturn means?
Saturn was named after the roman god of agriculture.
What the origin of the name Uranus?
Uranus is the Latinized version of the Greek god of the sky, Ouranos. In Roman/Greek mythology, as Saturn was the father of Jupiter, the next planet after Saturn should be named after the father of Saturn, which was Ouranos.
Where did Saturns name come from?
The planet Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturnus, who was equated to the Greek god Kronos (the father of Zeus), the Babylonian Ninurta and to the Hindu Shani. Saturn's symbol represents the god's sickle.
Is Saturn kronos?
Technically, yes. In Greek mythology, Kronos was a titan. When the Romans adopted the Greek gods, they simply changed their names and gave them somewhat more warlike personalities. The Romans renamed Kronos Saturn. So Saturn is Kronos`s Roman name.
What is the Greek name for Cronus?
Cronus was the Greek name. His Roman name was Saturn.
Why is cronus the greek god of Saturn?
Cronus is not the greek god of Saturn, Saturn is his Roman name. As for why the Romans named him Saturn, I don't know.
What is Saturn's mythology?
Saturn's mythological name is Saturn. In Greek he is known as Kronos.
What was Saturn's Roman name?
'Saturn' was the Roman name; he was the equivalent of the Greek Titan, Cronus.
What is Saturns mythological name?
Saturn's mythological name is Saturn. In Greek he is known as Kronos.
How were the lives of Cronus and Saturn alike?
Saturn is Cronus. Cronus was his greek name, Saturn his roman name.
What is the meaning of Saturn in greek mythology?
Saturn was the king of the Titans and father of the gods, but that is his Roman name. The Greeks called him Kronos.
Is there another name for the planet Saturn?
No, Saturn was named after the Greek God Saturnus
What is the Greek Titan Kronos's Roman name?
Saturn
What does Saturn means?
Saturn was named after the roman god of agriculture.
Who is Roman name is Saturn for Greek Titans?
Saturn is the Roman counterpart of Kronos, Lord of Time
Where the name of planet Saturn derived?
from a greek or roman god
