- "We'll make the universe tremble."
- ―Kronos.
Kronos is the overarching antagonist of Blood of Zeus. He is a minor character in Season 2 and the main antagonist of Season 3. He is the Titan of time, the King of the Titans, the husband/brother of Rhea and the father of Hestia, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Poseidon, Zeus, and Chiron.
History[]
Kronos was the Titan of Time. He was married to Rhea, with whom he had six children, including Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Kronos also had a son named Chiron, who was out of wedlock.
A prophecy foretold that one of his children would usurp him. Out of fear, Kronos swallowed every newborn child he had. He also banished all the primordial Giants into the Underworld, believing they were too powerful and would one day aspire for his throne.
Only Zeus escaped his father because his wife Rhea, along with his mother Gaia and Hecate, conspired against him and gave Kronos rocks wrapped in a blanket for him to swallow. At some point, Zeus managed to save his siblings from Kronos and killed him.
Throughout the Series[]
Zeus mentions Kronos to Heron when he explains to his son that, unlike him, he was never raised by his father, and when they finally met, he was forced to kill him.
He is later shown in Season 2, where Seraphim uses the water of the Lethe River to make the guardians of Gaia's Hidden Realm forget who they are. He reminds them they raised the infant Zeus and kept him hidden from his father, Kronos.
Season 3[]
In A Breath Before Dying, Kronos is visited by Gaia in the Underworld, where she discusses various subjects, including whether she regrets having him sent there. Who released Typhon from his imprisonment, and for what reason?
In Hades' Choice, freed by Typhon and the Furies, Kronos has Hades brought to him and, after overpowering him, manipulates him to direct the Sun Mirror to restore his size and power onto him. With his newly regained size and power, Kronos frees the Titans from their imprisonment, and after they have their own size and power restored to them, they go on a rampage across the Underworld.
Kronos then demands that Hades reveal where Zeus is being held, but Hades refuses to comply. He forces him to tell by bringing him to the Abyss and having Rhadamanthus eradicate him there. However, Hades remains defiant, and for it, Kronos orders the Furies to fetch Persephone's soul.
In Hellebore, Kronos tries to force Hades to tell him where Zeus was being imprisoned, but he refuses to speak. Hence, Kronos destroys the souls of both Ares and Hephaestus by tossing them into the Abyss, where they're souls are eradicated by the Abyss' light. He has Persephone's soul brought there too, as a way of leverage to have Hades confess where Zeus is being imprisoned and to promise not to harm his children if he does. However, Aeacus appears and reveals Zeus' location to him, and Kronus has him guide them to the place, taking Persephone and Hades along as well.
Upon finding Atlas' imprisonment, Kronos releases Atlas and switches him with Hades, forcing him to turn a wheel or else the weight of the world would crush him. Hades' Shadows join him in his imprisonment, and Persephone is forced to stay and watch.
Eventually, Kronos and Atlas reach Zeus' cell; however, upon ripping open his cell, they find the real Aeacus inside, where the other Aeacus who led them there was Hera in disguise.
In Brothers' Journey, Kronos exits the Underworld using Hades' Bident and has the Titans go across the land and destroy Zeus' temples as a way to weaken him. Theia stays behind and suggests that to make his endeavor easier, they should seek out Hecate's Torch, and she has the magic to search for it.
Afterward, Kronos takes Persephone to the Abyss, intent on drawing out Hera and others; however, Hermes comes to her rescue, much to Kronos' dismay.
In The Head of the Maenads, Kronos is seen invading Hecate's temple in the hopes of retrieving Hecate's Torch to locate Zeus' location.
In Land of the Dead, Kronos, with a Furie flying beside him, spots Charon rowing his boat in the water and stamps his foot into the Styx water. Once Charon regains his balance, he orders Kronos to summon the other Furies to him.
Afterward, Hera tries to have Seraphim and Heron join her in stopping Kronos, and is successful in doing so.
That afternoon, Kronos and the other Titans confront the Olympians, and Kronos offers them an Olive Branch by surrendering to them and has them drink from the Lethe River to atone for their sins. He also extends the offer to Seraphim and Heron, citing the misdeeds that Zeus, Hera, and the other Gods have committed toward them.
In A Champion's Challenge, Seraphim was tempted by Kronos' offer, but was dissuaded from it by Heron. Hera then proposes that a Battle of Champions be held to settle their differences. At first, Kronos scoffed at the idea, but became triggered when Heron opined that Kronos feared them as one of them could be the prophesied one. The remark made Kronos leap toward them and looked down upon them in scorn, while stating he would outmaneuver their ploy and would make Seraphim and Heron suffer because of it. With that, he, alongside the other Titans, takes their leave.
On the day of the challenge, Kronos and Typhon face off against Seraphim and Heron, and at first, the Titans have trouble against their demigod opponents. However, the tides change when Kronos starts to fight seriously and focuses his attention on Seraphim. After Heron sacrifices himself to kill Typhon, Kronos becomes livid by this predicament and takes out his wrath against Seraphim. However, midway through this, the revived Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon all attack and restrain Kronos, allowing Seraphim to finish him off for good.
After his death, Kronos had to be imprisoned again in his cell, deep in the underworld.
Physical Appearance[]
Kronos is a formidable and imposing figure. He is a Titan with a massive body, powerful muscles, and impressive stature. He has long, wavy gray hair that falls to his shoulders, as well as an equally full beard, accentuating his appearance as an ancient deity. His face is marked by time and battle, with a stern expression and a partially golden left eye, marred by a scar that gives him a menacing and mystical air. He wears a dark red, sleeveless tunic tied at the waist, leaving his arms and legs bare, adorned with golden armbands and greaves. He also has sundial tattoos in his shoulders to symbolize his nature as a time deity. His mouth, when revealed, reveals sharp teeth, accentuating his inhuman appearance. His entire appearance conveys an impression of brute strength, ancient wisdom, and latent danger, befitting a fallen Titan who was once king of the gods.
Personality[]
Kronos was a cruel and malevolent being with a deep hatred towards his own progeny. From his past he was already shown with already shown as being thirsty for power, when murdering the previous king, his own father Uranus. His crimes against his family did not stop there though. He imprisoned his own brothers, the earth giants in Tartarus and ate his own infant children both, in order to avoid being overthrown. The only child of his that escaped this fate would later overthrow him and banish him in Tartarus, making him, to Kronos, the most hated of his children. His relationship with his mother Gaia was no different. He considers her a traitor and tried to kill her when she called him out on his horrible crime. Despite given another chance, Kronos wasted it by beating up his own son Hades and threatening him with the life of his wife and children. Kronos would also disobey Gaia's orders and throw gods and demigods into the abyss erasing them from existence his victims being mostly his own grandchildren (Rhadamanthus, Ares, Hephaestus). He also said to his grandson, Heron he would greatly enjoy telling Zeus how much he enjoyed dismembering his son only to kill him next.
Kronos is also openly sadistic to the level of psychopathy. He admits he greatly enjoyed beating up his own son, Hades and remarks that he almost forgot how good warm blood felt on his hands. He also psychologicaly tortured Hades and Persephone mocking them for their love for each other. Kronos has a deeply conservative mindset believing the Olympians to be a weaker generation than the Titans and he needs to reset the universe back to it's primordial roots causing a threat to everyone. He also orders Typhon and the Titans to wreck havoc in the cosmos, killing mortals indiscriminately. He seems to believe love and compassion, especially for one's own family to be a weakness. While he does show some form of altruism to Typhon and the Titans it really comes off as completely shallow and manipulative.
Kronos is also arrogant and egotistical believing himself to be greater than the Fates and believing he could cheat prophecy. While he was right to condemn the gods flawed rulership he had no ground to stand on because he was far worse. Him calling his rule the "Golden Age" is a common strategy dictators use to justify enforcing their way of thinking to others. He was also wrong to think gods were incapable of forgiveness as his threat ironically forced the gods to fix their mistakes while he was lying to Heron and Seraphim about sparring them, planning to throw them into the Abyss as well. In the end even after Zeus returned and gave his father one last chance to surrender, Kronos threw it away, after trying one last pathetic attempt to destroy the Olympians that resulted at him being overpowered by his sons, Zeus, Hades and Poseidon and ultimately killed by Seraphim proving Kronos was pure evil and truly incapable of change.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Titan Physiology: Kronos belongs to a race of ancient and inconceivably powerful beings known as the Titans. Due to this heritage, he possesses superhuman physical attributes. Like every Titan, he can change his size at will from Gigantic to a more normal size, although still bigger than that of a god and certainly even bigger than that of a mortal.
- Limited Cosmic Awareness: Although imprisoned in Tartarus, Cronus was endowed with a form of partial omniscience, which allowed him to discover the existence of Typhon, to sense his approach towards his prison to free him, and to remain aware of the events that occurred after his fall. However, he did not know where Zeus was found in the Underworld, and so needed Hecate's Torch to do so.
- Immense Strength: As the most powerful of the Titans, Kronos possesses tremendous superhuman strength that surpasses all other Titans, even Atlas's own.
- Chronokinesis: As the Titan of Time, Kronos has divine authority over time itself and can manipulate it to a certain extent. We only saw him use that power when he created a time vortex against the gods. He embodies the inevitable decline of all things. Nothing escapes his power: cultures wither, monuments crumble, bodies age, and even the gods feel his breath. Centuries can pass in a heartbeat when he acts, and history itself disintegrates beneath his fingers.
- Chlorokinesis: As the Titan of Agriculture, he governs the ancestral knowledge of plowing, sowing, and cultivating crops. He can create perfect furrows with a simple hand movement, transforming wild lands into cultivable fields. The first agricultural tools are said to have been forged under his will.
- Harvest Manipulation: As the Titan of the Harvest, he has divine authority over harvest time. He can cause crops to ripen instantly or leave them to wither in the fields. When he is honored, sheaves fall in abundance beneath the sickles; when he is offended, famine sets in. The earth itself responds to his footsteps by becoming fertile or barren.
- Fertility Manipulation: As the Titan of Fertility, he breathes life into seeds, soil, animals, and even human beings. His essence is that of renewal, growth, and creation. He can bless a people with flourishing generations or condemn them to infertility for centuries. The fertility of the earth and its beings belong to him.
- Telekinesis: Like his daughter Hera, Kronos can move things with his mind without touching them, although Hera seems to have more mastery of that power.
- Deity Consumption: Kronos has devoured his multiple children in the past, sealing their divine essence within his body. The consumed gods had not been really dead, but sealed, and later they could be freed.
- Geokinesis: Kronos closed off a mountain to keep the primordial giants restricted in the Underworld.
Abilities[]
Combat Prowess: As leader of the Titans, Kronos is an exceptionally skilled and experienced fighter, even more so than his older brothers and even Atlas.
Equipment[]
Scythe: Kronos' personal weapon. He can summon it to his hand from great distances.
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
- Back to Olympus (mentioned)
Season 2[]
- The Hidden Realm (flashback)
Season 3[]
- A Breath Before Dying
- Hades' Choice
- Hellebore
- Brothers' Journey
- The Head of the Maenads
- Land of the Dead
- A Champion's Challenge
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- In Greek mythology, Kronos is the Titan of the harvest and time and the father of Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus, and Chiron.
References[]
| Blood of Zeus | |
|---|---|
| Characters | Heron • Zeus • Hera • Seraphim • Electra • Alexia • Evios • Kofi • Ariana • Hermes • Apollo • Ares • Poseidon • Hades |
| Species | Human • Demon • God • Titan • Giant • Wraith • Centaur |
| Items | Cauldron • Hades' Bident • Adamantium Sword |
| Location(s) | Olympus • Underworld • Corinth |
| Season 1 | (Episodes: A Call to Arms • Past is Prologue • The Raid • A Monster is Born • Escape or Die • Back to Olympus • The Fields of the Dead • War for Olympus) |
| Season 2 | (Episodes: A Shadow Emerges • Weights & Measures • Winter is Born • Funeral Games • Judgement Day • Crossing Paths • The Hidden Realm • The Three Trials) |
| Season 3 | (Episodes: A Breath Before Dying • Hades' Choice • Hellebore • Brothers' Journey • The Head of the Maenads • The Tower of the Winds • Land of the Dead • A Champion's Challenge) |