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Kronos was the result of a forbidden union, made unlawful by the [[Ancient Covenant]], of a Chronovore, [[Prometheus (The Quantum Archangel)|Prometheus]], and the [[Eternal]] known as [[Elektra]]. ([[PDA]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'') He described himself as "beyond good and evil". | Kronos was the result of a forbidden union, made unlawful by the [[Ancient Covenant]], of a Chronovore, [[Prometheus (The Quantum Archangel)|Prometheus]], and the [[Eternal]] known as [[Elektra]]. ([[PDA]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'') He described himself as "beyond good and evil". | ||
In the [[1970s]], [[The Master (UNIT years)|the Master]] used [[Kronos Crystal|a crystal named after Kronos]] to cause him to manifest so that (he thought) he might bind Kronos to his will. | In the [[1970s]], [[The Master (UNIT years)|the Master]] used [[Kronos Crystal|a crystal named after Kronos]] to cause him to manifest so that (he thought) he might bind Kronos to his will. This failed and the Master went back in time to the last days of Atlantis, Kronos ruined the city. In the aftermath, he stopped both [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the Doctor]]'s and [[The Master's TARDIS|the Master's TARDIS]] in the [[Time Vortex]] and, appearing as a huge, translucent female face, asked the [[Third Doctor]] whether he wanted Kronos to destroy the Master. The Doctor demurred, Kronos let him free and the Master vanished into his TARDIS. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Revision as of 16:56, 19 September 2011
Kronos (Alternately spellings Cronos, Chronus or Kronus) was the Chronovore who destroyed Atlantis.
Biography
Kronos was the result of a forbidden union, made unlawful by the Ancient Covenant, of a Chronovore, Prometheus, and the Eternal known as Elektra. (PDA: The Quantum Archangel) He described himself as "beyond good and evil".
In the 1970s, the Master used a crystal named after Kronos to cause him to manifest so that (he thought) he might bind Kronos to his will. This failed and the Master went back in time to the last days of Atlantis, Kronos ruined the city. In the aftermath, he stopped both the Doctor's and the Master's TARDIS in the Time Vortex and, appearing as a huge, translucent female face, asked the Third Doctor whether he wanted Kronos to destroy the Master. The Doctor demurred, Kronos let him free and the Master vanished into his TARDIS. (DW: The Time Monster)
Behind the scenes
- The name Kronos refers back to Greek mythology; Kronos was the father of the Olympian Gods.
- Kronos is similar to the word chronos meaning time.
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