Saturn is the Roman counterpart of Kronos, Lord of Time
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∙ 12y agoCronus was the Greek name. His Roman name was Saturn.
Cronus/Cronos Answer 2: No, sorry, it was Saturnus (Saturn).
Saturn was the Roman equivalent of Cronus.Saturn is a Roman god, the equivalent of Greek god Cronus. He is associated with the harvest, justice, and strength, and his symbol is the sickle. Keep in mind, of course, that the Romans merely took the Grecian gods and renamed them (this was in order to keep the peace when they took over Greece--and also because their own gods were a bit lacking). So the Roman gods technically are the Greek gods...just called by a different name.
Athena is her Greek name. Her Roman name is Minerva.
In Greek it was Dionysus. Bacchus was the Roman name.
Saturn was the king of the Titans and father of the gods, but that is his Roman name. The Greeks called him Kronos.
The Greek name for Saturn was Cronus. He was the god of time and the leader of the Titans in Greek mythology.
Saturn's name comes from the Roman god of agriculture, who is equated with the Greek deity Cronus, one of the Titans and the father of Zeus (the Roman god Jupiter).Source: Britannica
Cronus and Saturn are the same character from Greek and Roman mythology, respectively. They were both Titans who were overthrown by their children, with Cronus being overthrown by Zeus and Saturn by Jupiter. Both were associated with time and were often depicted as elderly and wielding a scythe.
'Saturn' was the Roman name; he was the equivalent of the Greek Titan, Cronus.
Cronus was the Greek name. His Roman name was Saturn.
Saturn is actually from the Greek Titan Cronos (Also spelled Kronos, Chronus, etc.) Cronos was the leader of all Titans and controlled time. He wasn't a god. The Romans copied many Greek things; when they copied Cronos, they changed the name to Saturn
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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.
Cronus/Cronos Answer 2: No, sorry, it was Saturnus (Saturn).
Saturn, the planet, is named after the Roman god of agriculture, while Cronus (also spelled Kronos) was the Greek god of time and the leader of the Titans. The mix-up in naming occurred as the Romans equated their god Saturn with the Greek god Cronus due to similarities in their attributes.
from a greek or roman god