Greek God Of War Kratos
The olympian gods had a king zeus who reigned over both man and god from his divine throne on mount olympus.
Greek god of war kratos. There are two competing versions of his parentage each of which changes his relation to the other gods. 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. Kratos is the protagonist of the god of war series. Kratos was a minor god of the greek pantheon and the personification of strength in greek mythological tales.
Though kratos in greek mythology was the god of strength his name is probably most familiar in modern times as the main character in the popular video game series god of war. Kratos is an interesting figure in greek mythology. The god of war franchise is a flagship title for playstation and kratos is one. Kratos is first mentioned alongside his siblings in hesiod s theogony according to hesiod kratos and his siblings dwell with zeus because their mother styx came to him first.
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. They served as minor protagonists in the first game helping kratos with his quest to kill ares. The greek gods are a race of powerful immortal beings who ruled over the land of greece including animals and mortals. He was the brother of nike victory bia.
Apparently the title god of war refers not to the character kratos but to the greek god of war ares who plays a role in the plot. Kratos was the personification of strength and power in greek mythology son of the titans pallas and styx. Kratos is a spartan warrior who becomes the ghost of sparta after accidentally killing his family. 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 kratos also known as the ghost of sparta first appeared in the 2005 video game god of war which led to the development of seven additional games featuring the character as the protagonist kratos also appears as the protagonist of the.
It is largely agreed that he is a god of strength and power but there are conflicting stories about almost everything else about him. He eventually finds out that he s a demigod and the son of zeus who betrays kratos.