Kratos Greek Mythology God Of War
Kratos greek mythology is a god of strength and might who appears briefly in greek mythology but long enough to make an impression.
Kratos greek mythology god of war. He and his siblings nike victory bia force and zelus zeal are all essentially personifications. Kratos was a minor god of the greek pantheon and the personification of strength in greek mythological tales. He is the son of pallas and styx. His brother and both of his sisters were embodiments of similar traits.
After kratos deimos brother and the real marked warrior killed ares and became the new god of war he was summoned by his mother callisto who told him his brother was alive. Kratos is the brother of nike greek goddess of victory bia greek goddess of force and zelus greek god of rivalry. It is largely agreed that he is a god of strength and power but there are conflicting stories about almost everything else about him. Kratos is the protagonist of the god of war series.
Kratos is first mentioned alongside his siblings in hesiod s theogony. Kratos is an interesting figure in greek mythology. After having fought his way through the hordes kratos used a ballista to damage helios sun chariot. There are two competing versions of his parentage each of which changes his relation to the other gods.
Born in sparta kratos was a respected soldier and general up until he lost his wife and daughter when he killed them albeit by accident under ares command earning him the nickname of the ghost of sparta after which he renounced his service to the war god. Kratos in ancient greece was seen as one of the winged enforcers of zeus though today is most closely associated with the protagonist of the god of war video game series. He is later seen battling the sun god on the slopes of olympia with helios holding an advantage over the titan because of the blinding light he emitted. Kratos is a video game character from sie santa monica studio s god of war series which was based on greek mythology before shifting to norse mythology.
This started kratos quest to find his brother. One of the four siblings of the titan pallas and the eldest oceanid styx kratos was for the ancient greeks a personification of brute strength or power. God of war iii.