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	"Kronos" is the Greek god. The name is in SIMBAD for HD 240430 (V=9.56mag).		"Kronos" is the Greek god. The name is in SIMBAD for HD 240430 (V=9.56mag) in [[Cassiopeia]].

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
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	==Mythology==		==Mythology==
			[[File:Peter Paul Rubens 108.jpg\|thumb\|Sturz der Titanen: Peter Paul Rubens (public domain)]]
	In Greek theogonic myth, Kronos (often Latinized as Cronus) serves as the formidable leader of the Titans, the pre-Olympian generation of deities who were eventually defeated and overthrown by Zeus and his siblings. Within the broader Mediterranean religious landscape, he was identified with the West Semitic god El and the Roman deity Saturnus; like his Roman counterpart, he was also associated with the celestial body that bears his name, the planet Saturn.		In Greek theogonic myth, Kronos (often Latinized as Cronus) serves as the formidable leader of the Titans, the pre-Olympian generation of deities who were eventually defeated and overthrown by Zeus and his siblings. Within the broader Mediterranean religious landscape, he was identified with the West Semitic god El and the Roman deity Saturnus; like his Roman counterpart, he was also associated with the celestial body that bears his name, the planet Saturn.

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	In Greek theogonic myth, Kronos (often Latinized as Cronus) serves as the formidable leader of the Titans, the pre-Olympian generation of deities who were eventually defeated and overthrown by Zeus and his siblings. Within the broader Mediterranean religious landscape, he was identified with the West Semitic god El and the Roman deity Saturnus; like his Roman counterpart, he was also associated with the celestial body that bears his name, the planet Saturn.		In Greek theogonic myth, Kronos (often Latinized as Cronus) serves as the formidable leader of the Titans, the pre-Olympian generation of deities who were eventually defeated and overthrown by Zeus and his siblings. Within the broader Mediterranean religious landscape, he was identified with the West Semitic god El and the Roman deity Saturnus; like his Roman counterpart, he was also associated with the celestial body that bears his name, the planet Saturn.

	~~==== The Succession Myth: From Uranus to Gaia ====~~
	In the oldest and most influential version of the myth, recorded by the poet Hesiod in his Theogony, Kronos is the youngest son of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). The cosmos began in a state of stagnant union until, acting on the strategic advice of his mother, Kronos intervened to separate the two primordial parents. He achieved this by emasculating his father with a ''harpe'', a specialized, dentated sickle of flint or adamant. By severing Heaven from Earth, Kronos effectively "unlocked" the world, freeing his siblings from Gaia’s cramped body where Uranus had forcibly confined the newborns immediately after birth. Emerging victorious from this rebellion, Kronos ascended as the new King of the Gods.		In the oldest and most influential version of the myth, recorded by the poet Hesiod in his Theogony, Kronos is the youngest son of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). The cosmos began in a state of stagnant union until, acting on the strategic advice of his mother, Kronos intervened to separate the two primordial parents. He achieved this by emasculating his father with a ''harpe'', a specialized, dentated sickle of flint or adamant. By severing Heaven from Earth, Kronos effectively "unlocked" the world, freeing his siblings from Gaia’s cramped body where Uranus had forcibly confined the newborns immediately after birth. Emerging victorious from this rebellion, Kronos ascended as the new King of the Gods.

	~~==== The Reign of Fear and the Birth of the Olympians ====~~
	Despite his role as a liberator, Kronos’s reign was defined by the same cycle of paranoia that plagued his father. He entered into a union with his sister Rhea, but the couple’s offspring (the future Olympic gods) faced a grim fate. Haunted by a prophecy that a male successor would one day topple him, Kronos sought to bypass destiny by devouring his children the moment they were born. Rhea eventually managed to save only her youngest son, Zeus, through a clever ruse. Instead of the child, she presented Kronos with a stone wrapped in diapers, which he swallowed whole. She then carried the infant to Crete, where he was raised in secret, far from his father's gaze.		Despite his role as a liberator, Kronos’s reign was defined by the same cycle of paranoia that plagued his father. He entered into a union with his sister Rhea, but the couple’s offspring (the future Olympic gods) faced a grim fate. Haunted by a prophecy that a male successor would one day topple him, Kronos sought to bypass destiny by devouring his children the moment they were born. Rhea eventually managed to save only her youngest son, Zeus, through a clever ruse. Instead of the child, she presented Kronos with a stone wrapped in diapers, which he swallowed whole. She then carried the infant to Crete, where he was raised in secret, far from his father's gaze.

	~~==== The Fall of the Titans ====~~
	Once Zeus reached adulthood, he returned to fulfill the very prophecy Kronos had tried to avoid. He successfully forced Kronos to disgorge the swallowed stone along with his siblings, who had remarkably grown to adolescence while remaining alive inside their father's body. With the help of these newly freed siblings, Zeus launched a massive insurrection known as the Titanomachy. This cosmic war lasted ten years and shook the foundations of the universe. Ultimately, the Olympians overpowered Kronos and the Titans, and the defeated enemies were exiled to the lightless depths of Tartarus, a subterranean abyss.		Once Zeus reached adulthood, he returned to fulfill the very prophecy Kronos had tried to avoid. He successfully forced Kronos to disgorge the swallowed stone along with his siblings, who had remarkably grown to adolescence while remaining alive inside their father's body. With the help of these newly freed siblings, Zeus launched a massive insurrection known as the Titanomachy. This cosmic war lasted ten years and shook the foundations of the universe. Ultimately, the Olympians overpowered Kronos and the Titans, and the defeated enemies were exiled to the lightless depths of Tartarus, a subterranean abyss.

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	"Kronos" is the Greek god. The name is in SIMBAD for HD 240430 (V=9.56mag).		"Kronos" is the Greek god. The name is in SIMBAD for HD 240430 (V=9.56mag).

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	==Mythology==		==Mythology==
	In Greek theogonic myth, Kronos ~~acts~~ as leader of the Titans, the pre-Olympian generation of ~~gods~~ who were defeated and overthrown by Zeus and his siblings. He was identified~~, among other,~~ with the West Semitic god El and ~~with~~ Roman Saturnus, ~~and like~~ the ~~latter~~, ~~with a~~ planet.		In Greek theogonic myth, Kronos (often Latinized as Cronus) serves as the formidable leader of the Titans, the pre-Olympian generation of deities who were eventually defeated and overthrown by Zeus and his siblings. Within the broader Mediterranean religious landscape, he was identified with the West Semitic god El and the Roman deity Saturnus; like his Roman counterpart, he was also associated with the celestial body that bears his name, the planet Saturn.

	In the oldest and most influential version of the myth by Hesiod, Kronos is a son of Uranus and Gaia. On the advice of his mother, ~~Earth, he separates~~ the two primordial parents ~~Heaven and Earth~~ by emasculating his father with a dentated sickle. ~~He then frees~~ his siblings from ~~Earth's~~ body~~, into which~~ Uranus had ~~thrown~~ the new~~-borns~~, ~~and becomes~~ the ~~new king~~. ~~With~~ his sister ~~Rheia~~, ~~he fathers~~ the Olympic gods, ~~but devours~~ his children ~~immediately after birth out of fear of a male successor~~. ~~Rheia manages~~ to save only her youngest son Zeus ~~with~~ a ruse. ~~She gives Kronos to swallow not her~~ child, ~~but~~ a stone wrapped in diapers ~~and carries~~ the ~~child~~ to Crete, where he ~~grows up~~ in secret. ~~When~~ Zeus ~~reaches~~ adulthood, he ~~forces~~ Kronos to ~~spit out~~ the stone, along with his siblings, who ~~have~~ grown to adolescence inside their father's body. With ~~their~~ help, ~~he overpowers Kronos and~~ the ~~Titans in a~~ war ~~that lasts~~ ten years. ~~The~~ defeated enemies ~~are~~ exiled to Tartarus.		==== The Succession Myth: From Uranus to Gaia ====
			In the oldest and most influential version of the myth, recorded by the poet Hesiod in his Theogony, Kronos is the youngest son of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). The cosmos began in a state of stagnant union until, acting on the strategic advice of his mother, Kronos intervened to separate the two primordial parents. He achieved this by emasculating his father with a ''harpe'', a specialized, dentated sickle of flint or adamant. By severing Heaven from Earth, Kronos effectively "unlocked" the world, freeing his siblings from Gaia’s cramped body where Uranus had forcibly confined the newborns immediately after birth. Emerging victorious from this rebellion, Kronos ascended as the new King of the Gods.

			==== The Reign of Fear and the Birth of the Olympians ====
			Despite his role as a liberator, Kronos’s reign was defined by the same cycle of paranoia that plagued his father. He entered into a union with his sister Rhea, but the couple’s offspring (the future Olympic gods) faced a grim fate. Haunted by a prophecy that a male successor would one day topple him, Kronos sought to bypass destiny by devouring his children the moment they were born. Rhea eventually managed to save only her youngest son, Zeus, through a clever ruse. Instead of the child, she presented Kronos with a stone wrapped in diapers, which he swallowed whole. She then carried the infant to Crete, where he was raised in secret, far from his father's gaze.

			==== The Fall of the Titans ====
			Once Zeus reached adulthood, he returned to fulfill the very prophecy Kronos had tried to avoid. He successfully forced Kronos to disgorge the swallowed stone along with his siblings, who had remarkably grown to adolescence while remaining alive inside their father's body. With the help of these newly freed siblings, Zeus launched a massive insurrection known as the Titanomachy. This cosmic war lasted ten years and shook the foundations of the universe. Ultimately, the Olympians overpowered Kronos and the Titans, and the defeated enemies were exiled to the lightless depths of Tartarus, a subterranean abyss.

	==IAU Working Group on Star Names==		==IAU Working Group on Star Names==

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	==Mythology==		==Mythology==
			In Greek theogonic myth, Kronos acts as leader of the Titans, the pre-Olympian generation of gods who were defeated and overthrown by Zeus and his siblings. He was identified, among other, with the West Semitic god El and with Roman Saturnus, and like the latter, with a planet.

			In the oldest and most influential version of the myth by Hesiod, Kronos is a son of Uranus and Gaia. On the advice of his mother, Earth, he separates the two primordial parents Heaven and Earth by emasculating his father with a dentated sickle. He then frees his siblings from Earth's body, into which Uranus had thrown the new-borns, and becomes the new king. With his sister Rheia, he fathers the Olympic gods, but devours his children immediately after birth out of fear of a male successor. Rheia manages to save only her youngest son Zeus with a ruse. She gives Kronos to swallow not her child, but a stone wrapped in diapers and carries the child to Crete, where he grows up in secret. When Zeus reaches adulthood, he forces Kronos to spit out the stone, along with his siblings, who have grown to adolescence inside their father's body. With their help, he overpowers Kronos and the Titans in a war that lasts ten years. The defeated enemies are exiled to Tartarus.

	==IAU Working Group on Star Names==		==IAU Working Group on Star Names==

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	Semyeong Oh+ 2018 2018ApJ...854..138O, w/Kronos<blockquote>"Throughout the article, we nickname the two stars Kronos (HD 240430) and [[Krios]] (HD 240429). In Greek mythology, Kronos and Krios were sons of the gods Uranos and Gaia. Kronos notoriously devoured all of his children (except for Zeus) to prevent a prophecy from coming true, which predicted that he would be overthrown by them one day."</blockquote><blockquote>"Krios and Kronos were identified as a candidate comoving star pair in our recent search for comoving stars using the proper motions and parallaxes from the Tycho-Gaia Astrometric Solution catalog (TGAS), a component of Gaia DR1. We refer the readers to this previous work (Oh et al. 2017)<ref>Oh, S., Price-Whelan, A. M., Hogg, D. W., Morton, T. D., & Spergel, D. N. 2017, AJ, 153, 257</ref> for a full explanation of the method behind this search..."</blockquote>		Semyeong Oh+ 2018 2018ApJ...854..138O, w/Kronos<blockquote>"Throughout the article, we nickname the two stars Kronos (HD 240430) and [[Krios]] (HD 240429). In Greek mythology, Kronos and Krios were sons of the gods Uranos and Gaia. Kronos notoriously devoured all of his children (except for Zeus) to prevent a prophecy from coming true, which predicted that he would be overthrown by them one day."</blockquote><blockquote>"Krios and Kronos were identified as a candidate comoving star pair in our recent search for comoving stars using the proper motions and parallaxes from the Tycho-Gaia Astrometric Solution catalog (TGAS), a component of Gaia DR1. We refer the readers to this previous work (Oh et al. 2017)<ref>Oh, S., Price-Whelan, A. M., Hogg, D. W., Morton, T. D., & Spergel, D. N. 2017, AJ, 153, 257</ref> for a full explanation of the method behind this search..."</blockquote>Miquelarena et al 2024 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024A%26A...688A..73M/abstract speak of "the benchmark pair Krios and Kronos".

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	Semyeong Oh+ 2018 2018ApJ...854..138O, w/Kronos<blockquote>"Throughout the article, we nickname the two stars Kronos (HD 240430) and [[Krios]] (HD 240429). In Greek mythology, Kronos and Krios were sons of the gods Uranos and Gaia. Kronos notoriously devoured all of his children (except for Zeus) to prevent a prophecy from coming true, which predicted that he would be overthrown by them one day."</blockquote><blockquote>"Krios and Kronos were identified as a candidate comoving star pair in our recent search for comoving stars using the proper motions and parallaxes from the Tycho-Gaia Astrometric Solution catalog (TGAS), a component of Gaia DR1. We refer the readers to this previous work (Oh et al. 2017) for a full explanation of the method behind this search..."</blockquote>		Semyeong Oh+ 2018 2018ApJ...854..138O, w/Kronos<blockquote>"Throughout the article, we nickname the two stars Kronos (HD 240430) and [[Krios]] (HD 240429). In Greek mythology, Kronos and Krios were sons of the gods Uranos and Gaia. Kronos notoriously devoured all of his children (except for Zeus) to prevent a prophecy from coming true, which predicted that he would be overthrown by them one day."</blockquote><blockquote>"Krios and Kronos were identified as a candidate comoving star pair in our recent search for comoving stars using the proper motions and parallaxes from the Tycho-Gaia Astrometric Solution catalog (TGAS), a component of Gaia DR1. We refer the readers to this previous work (Oh et al. 2017)<ref>Oh, S., Price-Whelan, A. M., Hogg, D. W., Morton, T. D., & Spergel, D. N. 2017, AJ, 153, 257</ref> for a full explanation of the method behind this search..."</blockquote>

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	Semyeong Oh+ 2018 2018ApJ...854..138O, w/Kronos<blockquote>"Throughout the article, we nickname the two stars Kronos (HD 240430) and [[Krios]] (HD 240429). In Greek mythology, Kronos and Krios were sons of the gods Uranos and Gaia. Kronos notoriously devoured all of his children (except for Zeus) to prevent a prophecy from coming true, which predicted that he would be overthrown by them one day."</blockquote>		Semyeong Oh+ 2018 2018ApJ...854..138O, w/Kronos<blockquote>"Throughout the article, we nickname the two stars Kronos (HD 240430) and [[Krios]] (HD 240429). In Greek mythology, Kronos and Krios were sons of the gods Uranos and Gaia. Kronos notoriously devoured all of his children (except for Zeus) to prevent a prophecy from coming true, which predicted that he would be overthrown by them one day."</blockquote><blockquote>"Krios and Kronos were identified as a candidate comoving star pair in our recent search for comoving stars using the proper motions and parallaxes from the Tycho-Gaia Astrometric Solution catalog (TGAS), a component of Gaia DR1. We refer the readers to this previous work (Oh et al. 2017) for a full explanation of the method behind this search..."</blockquote>

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	Semyeong Oh+ 2018 2018ApJ...854..138O, w/Kronos<blockquote>"Throughout the article, we nickname the two stars Kronos (HD 240430) and Krios (HD 240429). In Greek mythology, Kronos and Krios were sons of the gods Uranos and Gaia. Kronos notoriously devoured all of his children (except for Zeus) to prevent a prophecy from coming true, which predicted that he would be overthrown by them one day."</blockquote>		Semyeong Oh+ 2018 2018ApJ...854..138O, w/Kronos<blockquote>"Throughout the article, we nickname the two stars Kronos (HD 240430) and [[Krios]] (HD 240429). In Greek mythology, Kronos and Krios were sons of the gods Uranos and Gaia. Kronos notoriously devoured all of his children (except for Zeus) to prevent a prophecy from coming true, which predicted that he would be overthrown by them one day."</blockquote>

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