§5.66.1μυθολογοῦσι γὰρ οἱ Κρῆτες γενέσθαι κατὰ τὴν τῶν Κουρήτων ἡλικίαν τοὺς καλουμένους Τιτᾶνας.
For the Cretans mythologize that the so-called Titans were born in the time of the Curetes.
τούτους δὲ τῆς Κνωσίας χώρας ἔχειν τὴν οἴκησιν, ὅπουπερ ἔτι καὶ νῦν δείκνυται θεμέλια Ῥέας οἰκόπεδα καὶ κυπαρίττων ἄλσος ἐκ παλαιοῦ χρόνου ἀνειμένον.
And they say that these had their dwelling in the territory of Cnossus, where even now are still shown the foundations of the house of Rhea and a cypress grove which has been consecrated from ancient times.
§5.66.2ὑπάρξαι δὲ τὸν ἀριθμὸν ἓξ μὲν ἄνδρας, πέντε δὲ γυναῖκας, ὡς μέν τινες μυθολογοῦσιν, Οὐρανοῦ καὶ Γῆς ὄντας, ὡς δέ τινές φασιν, ἔκ τινος τῶν Κουρήτων καὶ μητρὸς Τιταίας, ἀφʼ ἧς αὐτοὺς ταύτης τετευχέναι τῆς προσηγορίας.
And they say that they were in number six men and five women—as some mythologize, being the children of Uranus and Gaea, but as others say, of one of the Curetes and a mother Titaea, from whom they obtained this appellation.
§5.66.3ἄρρενας μὲν οὖν γενέσθαι τόν τε Κρόνον καὶ Ὑπερίονα καὶ Κοῖον, ἔτι δὲ Ἰαπετὸν καὶ Κριὸν καὶ τὸ τελευταῖον Ὠκεανόν, ἀδελφὰς δὲ τούτων τήν τε Ῥέαν καὶ Θέμιν καὶ Μνημοσύνην, ἔτι δὲ Φοίβην καὶ Τηθύν.
Now the males were Cronus, Hyperion, Coeus, and furthermore Iapetus, Crius, and lastly Oceanus; and their sisters were Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, and furthermore Phoebe and Tethys.
ὧν ἕκαστόν τινων εὑρετὴν γενέσθαι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις, καὶ διὰ τὴν εἰς ἅπαντας εὐεργεσίαν τυχεῖν τιμῶν καὶ μνήμης ἀενάου.
And they say that each of them became the discoverer of certain things for mankind, and because of their benefaction to all, they obtained honors and everlasting memory.
§5.66.4τὸν μὲν οὖν Κρόνον ὄντα πρεσβύτατον βασιλέα γενέσθαι, καὶ τοὺς καθʼ ἑαυτὸν ἀνθρώπους ἐξ ἀγρίου διαίτης εἰς βίον ἥμερον μεταστῆσαι, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ἀποδοχῆς μεγάλης τυχόντα πολλοὺς ἐπελθεῖν τόπους τῆς οἰκουμένης.
Now they say that Cronus, being the eldest, became king, and changed the men of his time from a wild way of life to a civilized life, and having for this reason met with great approval, he visited many places of the inhabited world.
εἰσηγήσασθαι δʼ αὐτὸν ἅπασι τήν τε δικαιοσύνην καὶ τὴν ἁπλότητα τῆς ψυχῆς· διὸ καὶ τοὺς ἐπὶ Κρόνου γενομένους ἀνθρώπους παραδεδόσθαι τοῖς μεταγενεστέροις εὐήθεις καὶ ἀκάκους παντελῶς, ἔτι δʼ εὐδαίμονας γεγονότας.
And they say that he introduced to all both justice and simplicity of soul; wherefore also those men who lived in the time of Cronus have been handed down to posterity as having been simple-hearted and utterly free from guile, and furthermore happy.
§5.66.5δυναστεῦσαι δʼ αὐτὸν μάλιστα τῶν πρὸς ἑσπέραν τόπων καὶ μεγίστης ἀξιωθῆναι τιμῆς· διὸ καὶ μέχρι τῶν νεωτέρων χρόνων παρὰ Ῥωμαίοις καὶ Καρχηδονίοις, ὅτʼ ἦν ἡ πόλις αὕτη, ἔτι δὲ τοῖς ἄλλοις τοῖς πλησιοχώροις ἔθνεσιν ἐπιφανεῖς ἑορτὰς καὶ θυσίας γενέσθαι τούτῳ τῷ θεῷ καὶ πολλοὺς τόπους ἐπωνύμους αὐτοῦ γενέσθαι.
And they say that he ruled especially over the regions towards the west and was deemed worthy of the greatest honor; wherefore also until more recent times among the Romans and the Carthaginians, while this city still existed, and furthermore among the other neighboring nations, illustrious festivals and sacrifices were established for this god, and many places were named after him.
§5.66.6διὰ δὲ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς εὐνομίας ἀδίκημα μὲν μηδὲν ὅλως ὑπὸ μηδενὸς σνντελεῖσθαι, πάντας δὲ τοὺς ὑπὸ τὴν ἡγεμονίαν τούτου τεταγμένους μακάριον βίον ἐζηκέναι, πάσης ἡδονῆς ἀνεμποδίστως ἀπολαύοντας.
And they say that because of the abundance of good order, absolutely no wrong was committed by anyone, and all those who were ranked under his leadership lived a blessed life, enjoying every pleasure without hindrance.
περὶ δὲ τούτων καὶ τὸν ποιητὴν Ἡσίοδον ἐπιμαρτυρεῖν ἐν τοῖσδε τοῖς ἔπεσιν· "οἱ μὲν ἐπὶ Κρόνου ἦσαν, ὅτʼ οὐρανῷ ἐμβασίλευεν, ὥστε θεοὶ δʼ ἔζωον, ἀκηδέα θυμὸν ἔχοντες, νόσφιν ἄτερ τε κακῶν καὶ ἄτερ χαλεποῖο πόνοιο νούσων τʼ ἀργαλέων καὶ ἀπήμονες, οὐδὲ μέλεσσι γῆρας ἐπῆν, αἰεὶ δὲ πόδας καὶ χεῖρας ὁμοῖοι τέρποντʼ ἐν θαλίῃσι κακῶν ἔκτοσθεν ἐόντες· θνῆσκον δʼ ὡς ὕπνῳ δεδμημένοι.
And concerning these things even the poet Hesiod bears witness in the following verses: "They lived in the time of Cronus, when he was king in heaven, and they lived like gods, having a heart free from care, far and apart from evils and apart from harsh labor and grievous diseases, and unharmed; nor did old age come upon their limbs, but always alike in feet and hands, they took delight in festivals, being outside of evils; and they died as if overcome by sleep.
ἄλλα τε πολλὰ τοῖσιν ἔην· καρπὸν δʼ ἔφερε ζείδωρος ἄρουρα αὐτομάτη πολλόν τε καὶ ἄφθονον· οἱ δʼ ἐπὶ γαίῃ εὔφρονες ἔργʼ ἐνέμοντο σὺν ἐσθλοῖσιν πολέεσσιν, ἀφνειοὶ μήλοισι, φίλοι μακάρεσσι θεοῖσι. "
περὶ μὲν οὖν Κρόνου τοιαῦτα μυθολογοῦσιν.
And many other good things belonged to them; and the grain-giving earth bore fruit of its own accord, much and plenteous; and they, well-pleased, shared their works upon the land with many good men, rich in flocks, dear to the blessed gods." Concerning Cronus, then, they mythologize such things.