It is one of the dark paintings drawn by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya during the period he spent in the home of the deaf man from 1819 to 1823, and this painting was specifically one of four paintings that adorned the dining room of the artist and was later exhibited in the Museo del Prado in Spain to this data Time ; This painting represents one of the most dark Greek myths, where the divine prophecy tells Cornos, who was considered a god according to their ancient beliefs - that one of his sons will remove him from his throne. His third son was on the island of Crete without his knowledge - in fact, he did not intend to see one of these paintings when he painted them. Even they were not discovered until after his death.

It is believed that these paintings represent the darkest moments of Goya, but he did not intend to show them to the public, they did not mean them, but in the case of this painting, the person who found it gave it this title based on its closeness to the painting - Saturn Devouring His Son - which was painted by Peter Paul Runbs in 1636. It is believed that Goya inspired her drawing