Chronos, the Hellenic God
Upon reexamining Poe's "A Predicament," a short story that has rightly been considered as a 'sequel' of "How to Write a Blackwood Article" I stumbled upon some images that reminded me of the Hellenic god of Time.
Chronos, often confused by scholars as the ancient god Cronus, was Time in Hellenic thought. He is usually depicted by archaeologists bearing a scythe. His role was to dominate people's lives, taking them away when their time was due. It is interesting that Psyche Zenobia, the story's protagonist, passes away by being decapitated by a clock. Perhaps we might be witnesses of yet another Hellenic allusion here, one that I was not able to find in any relevant study.
More on this on a future publication of mine which I will connect to this post in due time.
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