Term

Kronide

also known as Kronides, Cronides, son of Cronus

Definition

Epithet of Zeus: 'son of Cronus.' The fertilizing ray of the Kronide begets Apollo upon Leto; to the seat of the Kronide Dionysus ascends in the black goatskin. A title naming the sky-father by his Titan descent.

Etymology

Greek Kronides — patronymic of Kronos (Cronus), the Titan father of Zeus.