Part 1: English Word from Greek Mythology: Chronos

Now that I've recently read a book about Greek mythology, I've learned there are a number of words in English that come from there. Today's word is Chronos.

WHO WAS CHRONOS?  (also known as Chronus). He was the God of Time. Chronos governed linear, chronological time, contrasted with the other Greek word for time, kairos, meaning the indeterminate moment that is right for something to occur. He was depicted in Greco-Roman mosaics as a man turning the Zodiac Wheel. Chronos is usually portrayed as an old, wise man with a long, grey beard, similar to Father Time.

(IMAGE: Chronos and his Child by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, National Museum in Warsaw, a 17th century depiction of Titan Cronus as "Father Time," wielding a harvesting scythe) 

DON'T CONFUSE HIM - He's sometimes confused with Kronos  (Κρόνος), a Titan, who is the father of Zeus!  

Chronos the supervillain in comics. Credit: DC Comics

HOW IT IS USED IN ENGLISH - Cronos is the route of the following: 
The word "Chronological" - means in time order
The word "Chronic" - means something that continues over a long period of time. 

BONUS FOR COMIC BOOK FANS - "Chronos" is also a villain who can manipulate time, and is usually a villain of the superhero known as The Atom. Chronos was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane, first appearing in Atom #3. (1962) .The first Chronos was named David Clinton. He was succeeded in the role named Walker Gabriel.