Cronus, in Greek Mythology, was the king of the titans. He is the youngest of the titans, son of Uranus, the starry sky, and Gaia, the earth. Alternatively, for Plato, the gods Forces, Cronus and Rhea were the eldest sons of Ocean and Thetis. Kronos was the god of time, especially when seen in his destructive aspect, the impregnable time that governs destinies and can devour everything. It is always important to emphasize that Cronus is different from Chronos, as Chronos in some variants of Greek Mythology is considered the Primordial God of Time, along with Kairus, and has nothing to do with the father of Zeus that we are referring to here.
The Titan Cronus inspired the ancient Orphic sect to create a figure of Chronos, whom they called the "primal god of time". It is noteworthy that the way of life of the Orphs caused great strangeness among the Greeks and the new theogony created by them was, in the same way, repudiated by the civic and popular cult of the Greek poleis. Which is to say that, for the common Greeks, the Titan Cronus (and he alone) was the god of time par excellence.