Small Hours by Sindhu Shivaprasad

Small Hours by Sindhu Shivaprasad

#22: Of Chronos and Kairos

What Greek mythology teaches us about perceiving time

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Sindhu Shivaprasad
Nov 19, 2021
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In Greek mythology and later literature, Kronos was the Lord of the Universe and the source of life and death. He personified linear time, making his way into history and art as a man turning the zodiac wheel, or wearing a thick grey beard, wielding a scythe for harvesting (or clipping Cupid's wings).

Time Clipping Cupid's Wings, Pierre Mignard 1694 (via

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