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Kronos

American  
[kroh-nos] / ˈkroʊ nɒs /

noun

  1. a variant of Cronus.


Kronos British  
/ ˈkrəʊnɒs /

noun

  1. a variant of Cronus

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It had been at Mills that violinist David Harrington, leader of Kronos, doggedly convinced a reluctant Riley to write a string quartet.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025

The Kronos Quartet said farewell to two core members, violinist John Sherba and violist Hank Dutt, at the group’s annual San Francisco festival in June.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

I was in Berkeley on Saturday for one of Kronos Quartet’s “Five Decades” programs, celebrating the groundbreaking group’s 50th anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

She mourned a changing, vulnerable New York City after Hurricane Sandy in “Landfall,” with the Kronos Quartet.

From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2023

“Kronos said, We know they cannot heat this drakon. The spy has been keeping him updated. Kronos knows the Ares cabin isn’t with us. He intentionally picked a monster we can’t kill.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan