Lord of the Rings and Time In ancient tales, Saturn (or Cronos) is the master of Time and harvest, a distant and melancholic deity ruling the edges of the visible world. This planet, the jewel of the solar system, appears to wear an eternal crown: its majestic rings. Made of billions of particles of ice and dust, these rings are the remnants of a shattered moon or the leftovers of an unfinished genesis. Through the lens, the sight of Saturn suspended in the absolute black of the cosmos is a lesson in humility. Occasionally, the Cassini Division — that dark gap in the rings — can be glimpsed, revealing the colossal gravitational forces at play, while its largest moon, Titan, watches from afar like a distant heir to the throne.