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.
The Greek god Cronus was named Saturn(us) in Rome.
Cronus (in Greek Κρόνος), the Titan who was the father of Zeus, is the Greek god Saturn.
You are the planet Saturn, named after the Roman god of agriculture and time. In Greek mythology, Saturn is known as Cronus, the god of the harvest and time.
Comes from the Greek god, Cronus (Zues' father) . For roman's Saturn is the god of agriculture.
The name "Saturn" comes from the ancient Roman god of agriculture and harvest, Saturn. In Greek mythology, Saturn is equivalent to the god Cronus. The planet Saturn is named after this Roman god because of its slow movement across the sky, which is reflected in the god Cronus being associated with time and the harvest.
Saturn was the king of the Titans and father of the gods, but that is his Roman name. The Greeks called him Kronos.
Saturn is actually the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Cronus. In Greek mythology, Cronus was the god of time and father of Zeus and the other Olympian gods. He is often depicted as an older man with a scythe, symbolizing the passage of time.
he is the equivalent to the greek god cronus ruller before Zeus
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.
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.
'''Cronus or Kronos not Cronos''' was the Greek '''Titan not God''' of Harvest, and Time, he was also the King of the Titans. The correct term for Cronus's Roman Counterpart is Saturn.
Saturn was also known as Saturnus (in Roman), and Cronus (in Greek).