Esikhathini esidlule abantu bakholelwa ukuthi isikhathi sibuswa onkulunkulu, ngakho babebahlonipha futhi bazinikela njalo. Isizwe ngasinye sasinkulunkulu.
UNkulunkulu waseGibhithe Wesikhathi
Wayengabusi nje isikhathi kuphela kodwa futhi inyanga, ukubhala kanye nesayensi. Izilwane ezingcwele zeThoth zaziyi-ibis kanye ne-baboon. Yingakho lobuNkulunkulu uboniswa njengomuntu, kodwa ngekhanda lika-ibis. Ezandleni zakhe wayengaba ne-papyrus nezinye izinto zokubhala. AbaseGibhithe bakholelwa ukuthi ekubukeni kweThoth, iNayile yayikhukhula. Inyanga yokuqala ekhalendeni yanikezelwa kulo mkulunkulu wesikhathi. Wayebhekwa njengelungelo lokuphila isikhathi eside , ifa, isilinganiso nesisindo.
UNkulunkulu wesikhathi kanye namaSlav
I-Chernobog yayingumbusi weNavi. AmaSlav ayebheka ukuthi unguMdali wezwe. Lo mkulunkulu wesikhathi wayemelelwe ngezindlela ezimbili. Wayengabonakala esithombeni somuntu omdala owazingela endala enesilebe ende. Wema ngaphandle amadevu akhe esiliva nensimbi egobile ezandleni zakhe. Bachaza uChernobog njengendoda eneminyaka emincane ephakathi emidlalweni emnyama enezimfene zesiliva. Lo unkulunkulu weSlavic angashintsha ukugeleza kwesikhathi. Emandleni akhe kwakuwukumvimba, ukusheshisa noma ukubuyela emuva. Angasebenzisa amakhono akhe , kokubili emhlabeni wonke, nangomuntu othize.
UNkulunkulu WesiGreki Wesikhathi
I-Kronos noma i-Chronos nguyise kaZeyus. Unamandla okulawula isikhathi. Ngokusho kwezinganekwane ze-Kronos imithetho emkhathini futhi ngalesi sikhathi abantu baphila ngokujabula futhi abadingi lutho. Emithonjeni eminingi, unkulunkulu wesikhathi esiyinganekwane yamaGreki uboniswa njengenyoka, futhi ikhanda lingaba nezilo ezihlukahlukene. Imidwebo yakamuva yamuva imele i-Kronos ngesimo somuntu oneminyaka yobudala ene-hourglass noma i-scythe.
UNkulunkulu wesikhathi nabaseRoma
USaturn ekuqaleni wayebhekwa njengengunkulunkulu ohluphekayo, kodwa emva kokuba amaRoma aqala ukumthatha njengombusi wesikhathi. Umelela indoda enesithunzi futhi ekhubazekile ehlala ebuka. Imfanelo yayo eyinhloko yikhampasi, esilinganisa isikhathi.