God · Greek
Cronus
Cronus, a god of the Greek world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.
Tradition: greek
Documented identifications
| Link | Who said so | Note |
|---|---|---|
| identified as El | Philo of Byblos, Phoenician History (after Sanchuniathon), c. 100 CE | In Philo's Phoenician theogony El, called Elus and Cronus, overthrows and castrates his father Sky and founds Byblos. |
| identified as Baal Hammon | Greek writers on Carthage, Hellenistic period | Greeks called the Carthaginian Baal Hammon Cronus. |
| identified as Enki (Ea) | Berossus, Babyloniaca, early 3rd c. BCE | The Babylonian priest Berossus, writing in Greek, called Ea Kronos in his flood story. |
| identified as Saturn | Roman religion, from the 3rd c. BCE | Saturn, the old harvest god, was given the myths of Cronus. |