Modern Mythology by Andrew Lang
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ble' and also 'un dieu des lieux souterrains.' 'Il habite les
profondeurs sous la terre,' he is also le dieu du ciel nocturne. It may have been remarked that I declined to add to this interesting collection of plausible explanations of Cronos. A selection of such explanations I offer in tabular form:-- Cronos was God of Time (?)--Max Muller Sun--Sayce Midnight sky--Kuhn Under-world } Midnight sky}--Tiele Harvest } Harvest--Preller Storm--Schwartz Star-swallowing sky--Canon Taylor Sun scorching spring--Hartung Cronos was by Race Late Greek (?)--Max Muller Semitic--Bottiger Accadian (?)--Sayce Etymology of Cronos |
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