Chronos and Kairos: the two Greek words for time
Greek had two words for time and English has one. The difference between Chronos and Kairos is the difference between duration and opportunity.
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Greek had two words for time and English has one. The difference between Chronos and Kairos is the difference between duration and opportunity.
One is personified time. The other is a Titan who ate his children. How a sickle, a Roman farming god and a spelling coincidence produced Father Time.
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