Io Saturnalia! In celebration of the Roman holiday of role reversal, gift giving and letting go, we take a closer look at the chained god Saturn/Cronus/Chronos. Putting on our saturnine glasses, we discuss his presence in myth, folklore, Lovecraft and most recently, in the Hollywood blockbuster movie "The Fantastic Four: First Steps“. Spoilers abound.

Happy holidays!

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REFERENCES

Saturnalia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia

The Cult of the Black Cube: A Saturnian Grimoire by Arthur Moros

https://theionpublishing.com/shop/cbc-4thed/

Saturn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(mythology)

Cronus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus

Chronos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronos

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fantastic_Four:_First_Steps

Horus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus

Tartarus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartarus

David Beth

https://theionpublishing.com/authors/david-beth/

Planescape: Torment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planescape:_Torment

Tarot card: The Tower

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tower_(tarot_card)

Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen

https://nordicanimism.com/home1

King Aun

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aun

Doctor Doom

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Doom

Superman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(2025_film)

H.P. Lovecraft

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft

Providence by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_(Avatar_Press)

Faerie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairyland

Dragon Age

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Age

The Shadow over Innsmouth

https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/soi.aspx

Ymir

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ymir

Ginnungagap

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginnungagap