Sky
Krios
ΚρῖοςRoman: Crius
A Titan known almost entirely through his sons.
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- Kind
- Titan
- Generation
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- Domains
- the constellations, the ram, the measured year
- Accent
- Sky — the open air, weather, the thunderbolt
- Sacred symbols
- the ram, the turning sky
- Principal cult sites
- No cult attested
What they were called
μέγας
great
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Notable myths
The Sons of Krios
Eurybia, who had a heart of flint, bore Astraeus, Pallas and Perses to Krios. Between them those three father the winds, the stars, Victory and Force, and Hekate. Hesiod records the union in four lines and never mentions Krios again.
Hesiod, Theogony 375-377
The account
Krios is the least documented of the twelve Titans, which in this generation is a competitive field. Hesiod names him in the birth list and then reports one union: with Eurybia, daughter of Pontos and Gaia, he fathers Astraeus, Pallas and Perses. Those three matter more than he does. Astraeus with Eos produces the winds and the stars; Pallas with Styx produces Zelos, Nike, Kratos and Bia — Rivalry, Victory, Power and Force, the four who stand next to Zeus's throne; Perses with Asteria produces Hekate. So a Titan with no story is two steps away from Victory and from the goddess of the crossroads. His name means ram, and later astrological writers made him a lord of the constellations on that basis, though the connection is a late invention rather than anything Hesiod supports. He goes to Tartaros with his brothers.
Ancient sources
- Hesiod, Theogony 132-138
- Hesiod, Theogony 375-377
Where a line reference is not given, the work is cited without one rather than guessed at.
Image credit
No classical portrait of this figure survives, so the mark on this page is generated from their Greek initial and their domain accent rather than taken from an artwork.