Cronos (Lore Olympus)

Cronus was the son of the primordial gods Uranus and Gaia, the first rulers of the cosmos. However, he desired to rule it himself, joining Rhea, the Titan and goddess of fertility. With the help of her powers, Cronus overthrew Uranus and gained a reputation as a tyrannical ruler. After several years of reign, Gaia warned him that he would father a son who would one day overthrow him. To thwart this prophecy, Cronus devoured his sons, Hades and Poseidon, before they could oppose him. His wife Rhea managed to save their youngest son, Zeus, from Cronus's imprisonment by replacing him with a rock. Years later, Zeus freed his brothers from their father's captivity.

After his recovery, and with the help of the daughters of Metis, Cronus's sons led a rebellion against Cronus and the other Titans, known as the Titanomachy. Cronus was defeated by his sons (thus fulfilling Gaea's prophecy) and imprisoned in Tartarus. After his defeat, his kingdom was divided among his sons.

Cronus appears physically in episode 148 of Lore Olympus, imprisoned in the depths of Tartarus, but in a skeletal and chained state. He awakens upon perceiving drops of divine power coming from the roots of the tree cultivated by Persephone in Tower 4, intrigued and surprised.

During the timeskip, Cronus takes over the realm of sleep and begins possessing the sleeping bodies of those in the Underworld to help him escape Tartarus. This also involves subjecting all members of the Dynasty of the Six Traitors, whom he had marked and cursed, into a comatose state. When Persephone enters the Underworld to find out what is happening, Cronus accosts her using the body of Hermes before being chased by the arrival of Zeus. Later, he uses the body of Hades, all in an attempt to capture her and use her powers as a fertility goddess to help him rise to power.

Cronus was a tyrant, feared by both mortals and immortals. Hades believes that there was a time when Cronus was kind and compassionate, for he saw how much his mother loved him. If he was ever truly kind, he eventually lost this side of himself, later descending into complete madness due to Gaea's prophecy.

Cronus craved power and was obsessed with control. Despite his seemingly genuine love for his wife Rhea, he married her primarily to use her power as a fertility goddess to overthrow her father Ouranos. His obsession with power and maintaining his tyranny would drive him to madness. He became especially paranoid because of a prophecy that stated his children would be his downfall. As a result, he devoured them one by one without hesitation or remorse to prevent the prophecy from coming true, caring more about power than his family. He was unaware that his actions towards his children were what caused the prophecy to come true.

When he tries to trick Persephone into believing he is Hades, Cronus is forceful and ignores her pain and reluctance. He also shows a lustful side to his personality, telling Persephone that she is too covered and that he cannot see her properly.

However, it was revealed that Cronus had a nobler side in the past, as he and his family were mistreated by their tyrannical father, Ouranos, who forced his children and the rest of the world to live in darkness while he basked in the sun. Cronus despised the man who was his father and, with the help of his wife Rhea's power, overthrew him to free himself and the cosmos from his father's control. The trauma and fear of his life of darkness and abuse deeply scarred Cronus, causing him to project his own anger and fear of his father onto everyone around him. This, coupled with Gaea's prophecy, led Cronus down a path of corruption and despair, taking whatever measures he deemed necessary.

Cronus's skin and hair resemble the night sky, with a combination of black and dark blue with flecks of white and light blue. His hair is long and unruly, and often appears to float spontaneously. He has a pointed nose, a trait he shares with two of his sons, Hades and Zeus. Cronus is often shirtless, displaying a toned, muscular physique, and wears a cloak around his waist. When enraged, his blue features may turn red, and his mouth becomes enlarged and sharp.

When possessing other beings, his eyes become completely black with white pupils. When using Hermes, Cronus darkens his skin, combs his hair back, displays disturbing black eyes, and wears a black scarf around his waist. When using Hades' body, Cronus shortens his hair and reveals his eyes.

Cronus is the main antagonist of Olympus in the Ancient Greek mythology. He is the Titan god of Time, husband of Rhea, and father of Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Cronus was said to be the most feared tyrant in the cosmos, but was dethroned by his sons when they led a rebellion against him known as the Titanomachy. Following his defeat, he was imprisoned in Tartarus.

Cronus returns two millennia later, having come into contact with some of the divine power of Persephone, the goddess of fertility. Cronus slowly regained his power during the separation of Hades and Persephone, using the bodies of the inhabitants of the Underworld to try to capture Persephone and use her powers as a fertility goddess to regain power. However, this was thwarted after Persephone ate of the Fruit of Erebus , granting her power and control over the Underworld, allowing her to free Hades and the inhabitants of Cronus and regain control of the ruthless tyrant, imprisoning him once again in Tartarus.

Although Cronus was thwarted, he was not defeated, as he actually gained control of Tartarus and the world of dreams. Thanks in part to his ability to manipulate time, Cronus used his future granddaughter Melinoe to control the outside world and torment the dreams of his former victims, particularly Hera, whom he began to persecute after discovering that she was also a fertility goddess. However, his efforts proved futile, as Hera unleashed the full potential of her powers to strike back at Cronus, and Hades eventually defeated her father, purifying him and transforming him into a diamond.