- Cratos
In
Greek mythology , Cratos (English translation: "strength") was a son of Pallas and Styx, and he was the personification of strength and power. Cratos and his siblings, Nike, Bia andZelus , were all companions ofZeus .The spelling "Kratos" would be more faithful to the original Greek spelling, which is Κράτος. The
Latin ized spelling "Cratus" has also been used.Cratos simply accepts Zeus's orders completely. Zeus's justice, for Cratos, is the only possible justice. Cratos cannot understand how someone might fail to hate an enemy of Zeus. He shows an absolute identification of a slave with his master, taking Zeus's thoughts as his thoughts and Zeus's orders as his maxims. Unlike
Hephaestus andOceanus , Cratos experiences no friendship or pity because he has no value system outside the one imposed on him by Zeus. In another strand of myth, Cratos is a Titan who blindsPrometheus on order ofHephaestus .Popular culture
* In the "God of War" series of video games, Kratos is a
Sparta n warrior who is revealed to be a son ofZeus . Ironically, his videogame counterpart defies Zeus, and actually tries to overthrow him.
* In the final volume of the manga series "Because I'm the Goddess ", Cratos (mistranslated as "Clatos" in the English printing) appears as a smiling, gigantic brute whomZeus orders to kill the goddessPandora .External links
* [http://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Kratos.html Theoi Project - Kratos]
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