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My first movie, 'Cronus,' deals with eternal life. 'Shape of Water,' certainly, the idea of the monster being of the same essence as the main female character, and the female character recognizing herself in it.—David Morgan, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026 This is today the sound of America — the co-founder, host and eight-decade underwriter of the U.N. system — eating its children like Cronus.—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025 In mythology, the Roman god Saturn closely resembled the Greek god Cronus, but he's more usually recognized as the Roman god of agriculture.—Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 July 2025 Individual game-makers have also attempted to block devices like the Cronus.—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2024 This might also block third-party cheat devices like XIM, Cronus Zen, and ReaSnow S1 from working on an Xbox console.—Tom Warren, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2023 Both an aesthete’s dream and a functional home for practical buyers, Cronus is a semi-subterranean property built into the natural hillside and has a spherical, almost futuristic shape.—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 31 May 2023