Is Kratos The God Of War In Greek Mythology

He was the brother of nike victory bia.
Is kratos the god of war in greek mythology. He is the son of pallas and styx. Today we examine the greek god known as kratos cratos and whether he was an influence for the god of war franchise. Ironically though the video game character kratos from the god of war series was apparently not intentionally named after the actual mythological deity at all. 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 greek mythology is a god of strength and might who appears briefly in greek mythology but long enough to make an impression. There are two competing versions of his parentage each of which changes his relation to the other gods. Kratos and his sister bia are best k. And zeus is at the epicenter of ancient greece convoluted incestuous mythology.
This means that one way or another kratos is related by blood to every titan and olympian gods he encounters. He and his siblings nike bia and zelus are all essentially personifications. Kratos is a son of zeus. It is unknown why many characters even if they are fully aware of kratos demigod status still call him a mortal.
Kratos is an interesting figure in greek mythology. According to hesiod kratos and his siblings dwell with zeus because their mother styx came to him first to request a position in his regime so he honored her and her children with exalted positions. Kratos is the brother of nike greek goddess of victory bia greek goddess of force and zelus greek god of rivalry. Kratos was the personification of strength and power in greek mythology son of the titans pallas and styx.
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 or cratos is the divine personification of strength in greek mythology. Kratos kills about one god in every game a total of 14 gods with the most notable exception being god of war iii where he kills a total of 7 gods. Mythology greekmythology mythologyexplained support the channel via patreon.