In Greek mythology, Kratos or Cratus is the
son of Pallas and Styx and the personification
of strength and power.
Kratos and his siblings—Nike, Bia, and Zelus—are
the winged enforcers of the Olympian God Zeus.
He makes an appearance in Aeschylus's Prometheus
Bound, in which he is one of the trio that
binds the titular Titan, the other two being
Hephaestus and Bia.
In popular culture
Kratos is the protagonist's name in the God
of War video game series for Sony's PlayStation
consoles.
This Kratos, however, has no relation to the
mythological Kratos, with two exceptions.
In the mythology, Kratos binds Prometheus,
where in the video game God of War II, Kratos
frees Prometheus.
The video game Kratos is also the personification
of power and strength and is revealed to be
the son of Zeus., he also appeared in the
videogame PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
as a God Of War representation along with
his father Zeus.
Kratos is a character in the forthcoming movie
Victrix cast as UFC star Michael Bisping.
This Kratos is a Macedonian Elite Silver Shield
warrior, Roman arena Gladiator and bodyguard
to Goddess Morrigan.
Victrix on IMDB
Cratos is the name of the most expensive hotel
investment in Cyprus island that is located
in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus.
References
External links
Theoi Project - Kratos
Aeschylus, Libation Bearers.
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Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound.
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