Saturn is the Roman counterpart of Kronos, Lord of Time
Cronus 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.
Mercury is the Roman name; the Greek equivalent was Hermes.
Saturn was the king of the Titans and father of the gods, but that is his Roman name. The Greeks called him Kronos.
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.
The Greek name for Saturn was "Kronos." In Greek mythology, Kronos was the Titan god of time and the ages, and he was also associated with harvests and agriculture. The planet Saturn was named after Kronos due to its slow movement across the sky compared to the other planets known to the ancient Greeks.
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).
from a greek or roman god
Saturn is actually named after Chronus, the god of time, because it was seen in the sky longer than any other object. However, Chronus is often mistaken for Cronus, the ruler of the Titans, who went by the name Saturn after escaping to Italy.