Blade of Artemis
the gift of the Goddess of the Hunt
The Blade of Artemis was a great curved sword once wielded by the Goddess of the Hunt to slay a Titan. Bestowed upon Kratos during his war against Ares, it carried him through that campaign and beyond before returning to its mistress.
The Blade of Artemis was a great curved sword, wielded with both hands, that once belonged to Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt. She had used it to slay a Titan, and she bestowed the weapon upon Kratos during his journey to destroy the war god Ares. Surrounded by raw energies, the blade became one of the most fearsome arms the Ghost of Sparta carried in his Greek campaigns.
A weapon of the hunt#
The Blade of Artemis was forged for the goddess Artemis, who wielded it to slay a Titan. When Kratos entered Pandora's Temple in his quest to bring down Ares, Artemis bestowed the great curved sword upon him. Surrounded by raw energies, the weapon could pierce armor and easily cut down nearly any enemy that stood before its bearer. It was reckoned by the gods to be among the most powerful weapons in all of creation.
In the hands of Kratos#
Kratos carried the Blade of Artemis through his war against Ares, and continued to wield it even after he claimed the mantle of the new God of War. So formidable was the weapon that Ares, conjuring duplicates of Kratos in their final battle, armed those clones with copies of the blade alongside the Blades of Chaos, and the war god proved able to strip even this sword from Kratos's grasp. In time the blade passed from his hands entirely, absent from his later wars in Greece. It was most likely reclaimed by Artemis after Kratos's final confrontation with Ares.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Blade of Artemis?
- The Blade of Artemis was a large, curved two-handed sword once wielded by the Goddess of the Hunt, Artemis, who used it to slay a Titan. She bestowed it upon Kratos during his journey to defeat Ares.
- What happened to the Blade of Artemis?
- Kratos continued to wield the blade even after he became the new God of War, but he no longer carried it by the time of his later wars. It was likely reclaimed by Artemis after his final battle against Ares.
Sources
- WikiBlade of Artemis — God of War Wiki entry
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Blades of Chaos
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Ares
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Artemis
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