Once more Father Time passes his torch on to Baby New Year. Of course he was not always Father Time, in Roman times he was known as Saturn and he carried a sickle just like the grim reaper of current fame. To the Greeks he was known as Chronos (or Chronus) a name that has is roots in time (chronology). He preceded Jupiter as the king of the gods and in Greek mythology is actually the father of Jupiter. The planets are named after Greek and Roman gods, I wonder why Saturn and not Chronos?

Baby New Year appears to be a more recent appearance. He typically shows up in his diaper and sash with the new year printed upon it. He abruptly shoves aside Father Time and proceeds to age at a rapid rate so that by the end of the year he appears again as Father Time. Do you think this is the first evidence of cloning?

I do not think people could handle Father Time for longer than a year. It would be like having your mother-in-law on a permanent visit!