In Greek Mythology, Cronos or Saturn (Roman), was the husband of Rhea and the father of six children, who swallowed his first five children and was tricked into swallowing a stone upon the birth of his last child, Zeus, who eventually overthrew him.
Man Child (The Myth of Saturn)
The Myth of Cronos is a useful narrative in discussing the fatherly tragedies of, for instance, abandonment, abortion, and crime.