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Kronos can refer to:

Cronus
Cronus
In Greek mythology, Cronus or Kronos was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky...

, a Titan, the father of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, and Chiron.

In business

Kronos Foods
Kronos Foods
-History:Chris Tomaras started Kronos in 1975. It was sold to a private equity firm in 1994. It is located on Chicago’s southwest side....

, the world's largest manufacturer of gyros

In computing

CDC Kronos, an operating system with time-sharing capabilities, written by the Control Data Corporation in the 1970s
Kronos (computer)
Kronos (computer)
Kronos is a 32-bit workstation of a proprietary architecture developed in the mid-1980s in Akademgorodok, a research center of the Russian Academy of Science near Novosibirsk....

, a secret 32-bit graphical workstation developed in the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s.
Kronos Incorporated
Kronos Incorporated
Kronos Incorporated, is a U.S.-based multi-national human capital management software and services company headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA and employing 3,000 people.- History :...

, a workforce management software and hardware company

In technology

Korg Kronos
Korg Kronos
The Kronos is a music workstation manufactured by Korg that combines nine different synthesizer sound engines with a sequencer, digital recorder, effects, a color touchscreen display and a keyboard...

, a music workstation synthesizer

In entertainment

Kronos (band)
Kronos (band)
Kronos is a brutal death metal band from France. Their name is a reference to the titan Cronus, the father of Zeus in greek mythology.-Lyrical subjects:...

, a brutal death metal band from France
Kronos (comics)
Kronos (comics)
Kronos is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Iron Man #55 and was created by Jim Starlin.-Publication history:...

, a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet is a string quartet founded by violinist David Harrington in 1973 in Seattle, Washington. Since 1978, the quartet has been based in San Francisco, California. The longest-running combination of performers had Harrington and John Sherba on violin, Hank Dutt on viola, and Joan...

, a string quartet founded by violinist David Harrington in 1973

In film and television

Kronos (film)
Kronos (film)
Kronos is a 1957 black and white science fiction film directed by Kurt Neumann, starring Jeff Morrow and Barbara Lawrence. The film is also known as Kronos, Destroyer of the Universe...

, a 1957 science fiction film
Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter, a 1974 horror film
Kronos (Highlander)
Kronos (Highlander)
Kronos is a fictional character from Highlander: The Series, portrayed by actor Valentine Pelka. He is an Immortal. Kronos represents war, as one of the Four Horsemen.-History:Kronos was the leader of the Four Horsemen...

, a fictional character from Highlander: The Series, portrayed by actor Valentine Pelka
In the Doctor Who serial, The Time Monster
The Time Monster
The Time Monster is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 20 May to 24 June 1972.- Synopsis :...

, a creature from outside time that feeds on time itself
In The Incredibles
The Incredibles
The Incredibles is a 2004 American computer-animated action-comedy superhero film about a family of superheroes who are forced to hide their powers. It was written and directed by Brad Bird, a former director and executive consultant of The Simpsons, and was produced by Pixar and distributed by...

, the plot concocted by Syndrome, the supervillain of the film
In the Star Trek universe, the Anglicized spelling of Qo'noS, the Klingon homeworld

In science

Kronos: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Synthesis, published between 1975-1988
Kronos (spacecraft)
Kronos (spacecraft)
Kronos is a proposed mission to Saturn. It is aimed at detailed study of the chemical composition of the Saturn's atmosphere, gravity and magnetic fields. The proposal consists of the solar powered carrier spacecraft, two atmospheric probes and two small probes for the close-up imaging of the...

A proposed space mission to Saturn

In video games

Kronos Digital Entertainment
Kronos Digital Entertainment
Kronos Digital Entertainment was a U.S.–based video game developer founded by Stan Liu in 1992. They first garnered attention for their contract work for Sierra On-Line, most notably the groundbreaking intro sequence they created for King's Quest 6...

, a video game developer
In Age of Mythology: The Titans
Age of Mythology: The Titans
Age of Mythology: The Titans is a real-time strategy computer game expansion pack of Age of Mythology. It was developed by Ensemble Studios and released on October 21, 2003....

, a character with the ability to time-shift buildings
In God of War (video game)
God of War (video game)
God of War is an action adventure video game for the PlayStation 2 first released by Sony Computer Entertainment's Santa Monica division in March 2005...

, the last Titan and the cruel father of Zeus
The name of a character in The Last Express
The Last Express
The Last Express is a video game created by Jordan Mechner and Smoking Car Productions, published in 1997. It is an adventure game that takes place on the Orient Express, days before the start of World War I. It is noted as being one of the few video games that attempts to realistically simulate...

, played by Mujahid Abdul-Rashid
In the video game Xena: Warrior Princess (video game)
Xena: Warrior Princess (video game)
Xena: Warrior Princess is a beat 'em up video game that was released on the PlayStation, developed by VU Games and published by Electronic Arts, based on the television series.-Storyline:...

, a level of the game.

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