Kratos: Did He Really Exist in Greek Mythology? - Mythological Curiosities - God of War
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- Kratos: Did he really exist in Greek mythology? - Mythological Curiosities - God of War
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Kratos in mythology is a very minor god, often called a daemon, whose biggest role is to serve as one of Zeus’s retinue of enforcers
So he's like Nike and the other daughters of Styx, minor god(desses) that Served as Zeus' guards and powerful allies against great foes, interesting
@@thalmoragent9344 Basically just one of Zeus' goons
@@ushathingbaijam4562 There are various spellings. One of them is Cratos
He was the brother of Nike sometimes referred to as Addidas.
@Uchiha Sasuke wait are you telling me Nike, Addidas, Reebok & Puma are all named after Greek Goddesses?
Kratos: “Boy, gather your belongings. We’re going on a journey.”
Atreus: “Where are we going father?”
Kratos: “To Greece, to correct a…mistake.”
As the father and the son stepped on the wasteland of his homeworld, Kratos' heart suddenly missed a couple beats. Regret began to fill his mind as Kratos finally realized he forgot the boy's grand-aunt: Aphrodite.
@@kt38138 I read that in Gaia's voice
@@cpt.martinwalker6268 Gaia's dead
@@Paul-yr9vk silence fool
Calliope: “Atreus? Dad?!?”
Atreus: “How does she-“
Calliope: *_“I HAVE A BROTHER!!!”_*
Mimir: “And a disembodied head as your uncle.”
Kratos: _facepalms in wholesome embarrassment_
Mythology Kratos: “Who are you?”
The Kratos we know: “I’m you, but better.”
Kratos from GOW>>>>>>myth Kratos
That’s why, people do forget that most of them do get inspired by a different god and make them better known in the game that we know and love. Same way that Marvel did so with our two favorite gods within the Norse Mythology also. Only REAL difference also, is that their completely different people in the Norse mythology, then how we got the actors to portray them.
That’s actually arguable. Remember the Greek Myths explains the creation of the universe from their pov. That means the myths scales universally. Even minor deities, like myth Kratos, would be at least a galaxy buster.
By limitation of a video games, game Kratos scales no where near universal level. What made it worst is that they made the Norse Gods canon which means that all other pantheons from other religions are likely canon as well. That scales down the power level of all pantheons, especially the Greek pantheon, down to continental level rather than the presumed Solar system level if only the Greek pantheon was real and all other religions are non-canon.
@@dripslos2395 cap
@@dripslos2395 reality> myth>fiction
So kratos is a character so kratos myth wins
Fun Fact:
Kratos' name means 'Power' in Greek while his brother in the video game, Deimos, means 'People'.
Put two and two together and you get 'Democracy'.
*Mind Blown*
Deimos (in the myths, anyway) means "terror" and is a minor god. He, along with his brother Phobos (Fear, thus the term "phobia") are the sons of Ares and Aphrodite.
Deimos means terror. Demos means an orginised city.
"fact" loool
I am greek and kratos doesn't mean power. It means "state" like a country
In greek mythology kratos is the personification of POWER which is very fitting and spot on
It's strength, actually. Not power. Those are two different things.
@@snowbarry4life strength and power are both sides of the same coin
@@snowbarry4life Not really when power can translate to strength.
"physical strength and force exerted by something or someone."
This is one of the definitions of power.
@@snowbarry4life i thot Bia was the personification of strength
@@ignisardenti2486 Nope. You got it switched up. Cratos-Strength Bia-Force.
Athena: You will always be… a monster.
Kratos: You’re right, I am a monster. But I am no longer *your* monster
Aesir: *sweats nervously*
videogame Kratos is a Greek tragic hero 101, often compared to Herakles / Hercules for his backstory, his redemption and some more similarities
In fact, In hindsight, I wish that we get to explore more of Herc in the God of War games rather than ''''just'''' a fight a some lines before it
Somehow I interpretate Kratos ''calm'' voice to Hercules as a sign of him kinda sorta respecting Hercules...before he sides with Zeus
Not a hero he is a antihero
@@deadshade442 this difference did not existed in ancient times, heck they were all ''antihero''
That was exactly what it was. Kratos didn't want to fight anyone in GoW 3, only Zeus. Everyone else got in his way, Hercules included. I'm sure Kratos respected him.
@@johnnojojack-exe true, but with some he had the same attitude he had with Zeus, case like Poseidon, Hades and Helios, angrily shouting at them
I was instantly inclined to make the connection that's why I liked the story of the original god of war so much. Also Hercules was a demigod just like Kratos and actually killed a god. He was also allowed to join other gods in mount Olympus as depicted in GOW3 as well. He also killed his wife. He also had immeasurable strength. I was biting my nails when I actually came across Hercules in GoW3 especially due to the fact that Kevin Sorbo voiced the character who also played Hercules in Hercules Legendary Journeys.
Kratos from God of War is a mixture of a few mythological figures. Heracles being one of the stronger ones (murdered family, rage issues, son of Zeus, ect), but, in the end, God of War is only mythologically relevant in the most surface levels. Name level mostly.
I mean, Kratos killed Helios. He killed the SUN. If that doesn't tell you how serious you should take these games' mythological context, nothing will.
EXACTLY.
Well yeah that's the point, the developers pointed out a million times that this is not supposed to be accurate, just their interpretation.
@@ziadbaha1699 Well, Majority of the Followers of European pagan religions are long gone..So in other words Developers meant to Say that, ''No one can stop us''..and there is no one to put them in line..Otherwise they would have touched the Abrahamic Religions, Asian religions as well.
Sad they didn’t give Helios a proper boss fight though, would have been pretty badass.
@@himanshukuanr7832 It is mythological religions they touched on. There was absolutely no proof or even signs that Zeus Hera and Hades ever existed. The way they are described is beyond laughable. Same is the case with Hindu religion with absolutely zero proof of anything that is mentioned in Vedas Geeta and Mahabharta. There were certain people who suggested that at some point it will shift into Hindu mythology with Kratos banging Seeta and killing Vishnu. (That was reference to old god of war).
Ironic since he freed Prometheus in the second game
In real mythology, Hercules freed Prometheus, possibly during his 11th labor.
@@jamessirot854 yep
Intentional or not, this proves in my eyes that Kratos is more inspired by Hercules than his namesake. They have the same backstory, lineage, and even personality. He even frees Prometheus, something attributed to Hercules. You can tell why Kratos is so loved, he’s just another face for an already beloved demigod.
All the way down into being tricked into killing his family
I remember Heracles was kinda humble compare to other greek heroes or gods
Uhh yeah baout the prometheus part... he umm might've burned him to death..
Kratos is basically a textbook Greek hero in the traditional sense
@@Jetchfathoms yeah but it’s actually Hercules who sets Prometheus free in the Myths
Apparently the correlation between Cratos in myth and Kratos in games was coincidental; that is to say that Santa Monica apparently had no idea that Cratos was real before naming their character, who had already been developed.
Happy accidents happen
Or, it's the universe correcting a mistake.
Even if they didn't "know", they must have kind of known. There is no way they randomly came up with that name, specially since they probably already knew or were researching about Greek mythology.
The name, at the very least, must have been something they read at some point and it stuck, even if they didn't know why.
It's been said that when designing a character for the first God of War game, the name "Kratos" was picked purely because it sounded cool and the connection to the mythological Kratus was _pure coincidence._
However, if I could go back and rewrite the stories of the God of War greek saga games, I'd include references to it as a subplot. I'd introduce the idea that if certain Greek Characters die, they eventually get reincarnated in a new form.
We know from God of War 2 and 3, that part of the story is Gaia trying to manipulate Kratos to free the titans so that they can overthrow Zeus - that's the end-game.
What better way to do that, than to gaslight Kratos into thinking he's _one of them?_
Kratus, among his siblings, were four of Zeus' most loyal servants. But we all see from the games how loyalty to Zeus is _returned._ I imagine that at some point before Kratos' birth, Zeus tricks Kratus - double-crossing him and having him murdered.
This would greatly upset Kratus' parents - Pallas and Styx. Long after Kratos is born, and becomes a very powerful Spartan Warrior, maybe even the God of War, the two have an epiphany about him...A mortal having shown such strength, that he is the living embodiment of _power._
They become convinced that Kratos is their son, reincarnated. They try to convince him otherwise and even seek to welcome him into their family...Unfortunately, this would happen either before or after the events of Ghost of Sparta - Kratos has lost his _real family,_ and wants nothing to do with any Olympian anymore.
I feel like this would plant the seed in Kratos mind - if he is Kratus reborn, then he is a titan, and he was betrayed by Zeus even in a past life. Gaia of course knows the truth, but lets this seed cultivate into something more - it serves her purpose in cultivating Kratos' hatred for the gods, making him easier to manipulate.
There is also calliope in Greek mythology who is called goddess of music, daughter of zeus and Mnemonyse goddess of memory. In God of war she is krato's daughter and plays flute.
Yeah and Deimos aka kratos brother in actual myth is the son of ares and is the god of fear from what I remember.
@@calebstephan2083 Deimos is god of terror and Phobos is god of fear
Short answer: There was a Kratos in greek mythology, his name meant Power and was one of two bodyguards of Zeus. The second one was Bia (name meaning Violence)
Would love to see all previous god of war characters comparison to how they are mythology, I absolutely love these comic type videos, they are super cool
Your art work and way of story telling is soo good....
The Kratos we see in GoW does not exist, but Kratos (Or Cratos, whichever you prefer) as an identity DOES exist. He is a Titan that personifies strength and is a brother to Nike (a goddess and personification of victory), Bia (force), Zelus (dedication, emulation, eager rivalry, etc) and Scylla (we all know who she is) and is the son of the giant Pallas and the Oceanid Styx (Personification of hatred and goddess of oaths, thus the phrase "I swear on the river Styx" being the most serious oaths and every promise made on Styx's name should be ALWAYS fulfilled and not broken).
I love that thor is watching Kratos merk Poseidon. Something I always wanted was for the Norse gods and boi to see what the younger Kratos did when his mind didn't limit his power.
Glad you did this one
It makes a lot more sense why they based the creation of GoW Kratos on the mythology kratos
You can see a lot of similarities and how they twisted it and tuned to fit the story works very well
Actually, Santa Monica Studios didn't know that there was a "Kratos" in Greek Mythology until after settling with that name. They chose the name "Kratos" simply because the word translates to "strength" or "power"
That’s thumbnail looks like, Kratos is whipping Poseidon and yelling “HARDER DADDY!” and Thor is just shocked that they’re into that sh*t. More than anything else
Felt weird that in modern day, the GOW Kratos seems to be way more revered than the actual mythos Kratos (whom I have NEVER KNOW who he actually was until GOW is a thing and I was a fan of Greek Myth)
I mean, there isn't much about him in the Mythology 🤷♀️
Waiting for this , friend
They made Deimos as Kratos Brother, when Deimos is the son of Ares, and Aphrodite, and is the Daimon of Terror.
Kratos in mythology was a powerful god but he isn't known much because there's not much stories written based on him. His the god of strength and power with his sister, bia being the goddess of violence and they are Zeus two bodyguards and were the ones that caught Prometheus and chained him up to be tortured. Kratos and bia in mythology are also the older siblings of Nike aka the goddess of victory.
And Zelus?
Not gonna lie, having the god of war Kratos appear, even as just a cameo, in "Assassin's Creed: Odyssey" would have been AWESOME!!!
Your artwork looks really great
Awesome video!
Please cover the story of the epic of Gilgamesh.
💛 all your video's mate 👍
I learned about Kratos by people that have talked about him because I didn’t know who he was at first but then, as soon as people talked about him, I got to know who he was.
I absolutely love the thumbnail of Kratos attacking Poseidon and Thor is like this is not what I signed up for
Kratos is what Strength means.
Love the art on the thumbnail.
It is clear that during the Titanomachy, there were titans that betrayed Cronos and fought for the Olympian gods instead.
So basically he's Zeus's goon? 😄
Gow Kratos was Zeus' goon in the first game too.
@@thechairman1306he should have stayed his goon,he can never defeat Zeus.
This is like making a cyborg game where Superman gets beaten up by cyborg.
i love this kind of art sooooo muchhhhhh.
This is fascinating.
Wow I never thought there is Kratos in Greek mythology 🤯
Neither did Santa Monica Studios until they chose the name "Kratos" for their main character
It is interresting for, in term of mythological symbolism, it could mean that the master of one's mind and a good society should be the Justice of Zeus but that it still needs power to be efficient. A power guided by Zeus.
Myth kratos chains Prometheus
Game kratos frees Prometheus… then sets him on fire 😅
I see no difference here
Funny thing: Yesterday this hour I checked if there was a video about Kratos in this channel
Kratos and Via were the servants of Zeus that tied Promitheus to the rock (as a punishment for him giving fire to humanity)
In modern day greek, Kratos= State (e.g. the Greek State) and Via= Violence
Kratos means Strength
There's noooo greek kratos
@@jessicalulila5709 As I am Greek myself, I gave the modern day use of this adjective. Indeed it comes from the ancient greek word which means strength or power.
When you use it as a verb, it means: to hold, keep, control etc.
Red Dragon (Red Electricity Crackling): You don't want this fight.
Kratos:I think I do.
From what I remember there is guy name Kratos, and was a potter.
I really want there to be comics about Greek, Roman, and Egyptian mythology
I think that's Marvel Comics in a nutshell.
@@SimpleNobody2420 it's not the same though
@@SimpleNobody2420 Marvel doesn’t have their god pantheon put together as well as DC comics
Originally, I thought he was and og character until I looked him up after the 3rd game arrived.
In the thumbnail thor looks mortified at Karlos killing posiden lol
So, the original Kratos was not Zeus' son at all. Was he related to him by other means? I may have missed something. I always believed that the earliest GOW games in the Franchise was based on the Hercules myths. Speaking of which, they ought to have been comrades instead of enemies as they had similar backstories.
Technically he actually was. Kratos was the grandson of Crius, who was the brother of Cronus, so the two are something like distant cousins.
In some versions he's zeuses son
At last
History has finaly changed
A God Defeated by a Mortal
Mythology: killed couple people
Video game: there are mountains of body left in his wake
This has “Was Ezio a real person?“ vibes to it.
Was there actually a person called Ezio in history? I know that Assassins in Almut and Masyaf actually existed. But they got wiped out by Mongols like in Revelations.
I always assumed Kratos was the hypothetical son of Zeus destined to overthrow his father, which Zeus averted when he drank his first wife.
Does anyone know the name of the songs used in the video up above?
If anyone knows the name of the songs please post the link to them so I can listen to them and download the songs too.
How about Cover Castlevania los and Original the los are My favorites I love all 3 of them and the dlc’s to los
Did not see this coming
Can you tell the story of god of war or parts of It?
Now we wait for the "What if's"
What if Kratos meets Sun Wukong
Most likely be annoyed by him and the possible tricks that would be played on him Atreus would do the talking.
Sunwukong would body anyone in mythology truly he learned all he from the position. And took on a 100000 group of celestial bodies at once and fought the armies of heaven
Indeed he did has he what is the personification of strange itself along with his 3 of ther sblings
Kratos is one of the lesser known gods in Greek mythology, its only because of the game that his names sake has grown as big as it is now.
Thanks for the information
Here before 1000
It was actually 800 but whateves
anyone know the name of the background music?
You Guys should make a story of loki and Thor's childhood.
Tho they aren't brothers right
Best story in 2022
I always wondered what kratos would look like with hair
Wait did I just heard there’s Nikke the goddess of victory ?
“There will only be chaos!” Kratos
Yup they were extraordinary kings with exceptional abilities to build and destroy.
They ruined Greece’s megalithic temples, what they didn’t destroy they recarved and took credit for the build. The acropolis is a good example.
The kings before them are as the myths say. But context is required to make sense.
What are the illustrations from? They’re very neat.
According to the descripition: Marcos Aquino
Once Kratos now Demokratos
If it was the exact same in the vid game it would be madness but also cool
I actually wish they made another god movie like clash of the Titans or Percy Jackson that will mention the real kratos from Greek mythology
Actually Kratos(Cratos) in Greek means "country's government" and he is the personification of brutal and ruthless strength of a government
I like it how no one is talking about how thor in this looks like he regrets asking for the real kratos
I was just thinking that
he is a revel from the greeks, the modern ronin lol
Wowo
Yes I believe he was the God of Victory or something. I liked how they kinda still tied that to him, because before he recieved the chaos blades he was addicted to the feeling of victory and being more powerful than his enemies.
edit: After one google search, he was actually the God of Strength, it was his sibling Nike who was the Goddess of Victory. Still, young Kratos revelled in being more powerful than his enemies.
edit 2: ah this was covered a few seconds into the video... this comment is meaningless, time to jump off the tallest peak in Greece.
Kratos!!?🤨 will this is surprising to watch.
Fun
Kratos in the game is what if something happened different and the cycle of son killing father continued Zeus killed his father and he killed his father, so Kratos is possible if the God Zeus did something different
Kratos means "Power", whilst Deimos means "Terror". These two are the BADASSES!
Hail Cratus!
What about the god prophecied to dethrone zeus?
That's kinda the premise of the GOW Games: Kratos is the one.
In real Greek Myth though... it's a little bit unclear.
The titaness Metis, one of Zeus' former lovers/wives(?) was prophesized to bear Zeus a child that would dethrone him... which led him to swallow her.
In that case, the child in question would either be Athena, or Athena's yet unborn brother.
Prometheus was supposed to know who that god would be...
Somewhat going off topic but...
At one point Zeus and Poseidon both desired the titaness Thetis but when they heard the prophecy that Thetis would give birth to a son mightier and more powerful than his father, they both backed off AND helped the mortal king Peleus have her.
Thetis gave birth to the demigod Achilles, who, ironically, turned out to be a very loyal and loving son to his father, King Peleus.
wow I always thought Kratos was made up this was very interesting
I thought Kratos was a characterisation of a symbolism of people.
The director of god of war 1 didn't know that there was a kratos in greek mythology it was just a coincident that they named him kratos.
@@gmpssahnwal834 he must’ve been surprised
I'm just here to read all of the comments from the "experts" 🙄
Yeah hes the guy that chained Prometheus to the rock or whatever they chained him to
Thor getting scared of gow 3 kratos in thumbnail as he should be
Loool! Not at all, this picture aged badly 🤣
Lol thor be like " HOLY All Fu***! "
Its Kratos - Creatus (a Demon God) symbol of power ..it is equal to god of war....but god of war is Mars (Ares)
Kratos kinda seems like them all wrapped into one.
Should be make part story 2 after all norse Greek mythology are going time collapsing bc the year 2022 ppl they are making crazy ideas make norse mythology Greek mythology collapsing all monsters fight eachader cyclops vs giants chimera vs Grendel mean lion vs fenrir wolf more than this
Make a series of the real him
Fun fact in Greek "Kratos" means " My dog step on a bee"
current Kratos is close to accuracy now
Hey anyone ready for god of war ragnarok the endgame of the norse saga
🤯🤯🤯🤯😨😨😨😨
Wow so when you meet Prometheus in God of war 2 that was almost canon
actually democracy is demos (people) and kratos (power) in greek
His name in Greek mythology is something like Cratus/kratus not Kratos but very close.
Different spellings, like Heracles/Herakles
It still can get spelled Kratos
In Greek is written like this " Κράτος no κράτους ( no kratus 😂😂) Κράτος is Kratos Xd !!!
0:25 i think you mean .... yesnt
Yes he was actually the Greek god of strength and power
He’s the personification of strength, not the god of, because he’s a titan in mythology. His sister was closer to being the personification of power since she was the personification of force. His name, however, can sometimes translate to strength or power but that’s just his name.
But in nowadays " kratos" in Greek language means city - state except for power that have used in ancient greek meaning ,