Boreas
God of the North Wind
Boreas was the Olympian God of the North Wind, Storms, and Winter, who led the Chariot of Helios across the sky as the Devouring One. Awakened by Kratos to find the captive Sun God, he lent his name and his frozen power to shrines, weapons, and beasts scattered across the snowbound reaches of Greece.
Boreas was the Olympian God of the North Wind, Storms, and Winter, who led the Chariot of Helios across the heavens. Greater than his brother wind gods, he was known as the Devouring One, and his frozen power was woven through the snowbound corners of Greece that Kratos crossed in his quests. (God of War: Chains of Olympus; God of War: Ghost of Sparta; God of War II; God of War III)
The Devouring One#
Boreas was the eldest of the four wind gods and the most powerful by far, the god of the north wind, of storms, and of winter. Where his brothers Notos, Euros, and Zephyros remained minor, Boreas held a place of true prominence, leading the Fire Steeds of Helios as an entity rather than as a horse among them. Known as the Devouring One, he had a shrine raised in his honor among the snowy heights of the Mounts of Aroania, and a stone likeness carved at the Palace of the Fates that stood not only for the north wind but for ice, cold, snow, and winter alike. (God of War: Chains of Olympus; God of War: Ghost of Sparta; God of War II)
Awakening the Sun Chariot#
When Helios vanished and the world was swallowed in darkness and the Black Fog of Morpheus, Kratos awakened Boreas. The god led the Chariot of Helios to where the Sun God himself was being held, deep in the Underworld, guiding the Spartan toward the captive deity. (God of War: Chains of Olympus)
Relics of the north wind#
Through the snowbound reaches of Greece, the cold power of Boreas marked weapon, shrine, and beast. Within the ice caves of the snow mountains lay the Shrine of Boreas, where Kratos could claim the Horn of Boreas, and among those same peaks dwelt the Dredge of Boreas, a minotaur-like beast that bore its young, the Boreas Spawns, upon its back. In the Palace of the Fates, Kratos took up the Hail of Boreas and used it to open a doorway carved in the god's image, reaching the spire where the Sisters of Fate resided. Later still, after slaying Skorpius within the Labyrinth, the Spartan claimed Boreas' Icestorm and used it to activate the great maze and its workings. (God of War: Ghost of Sparta; God of War II; God of War III)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Boreas in God of War?
- Boreas was the Olympian God of the North Wind, Storms, and Winter, who led the Chariot of Helios across the heavens. Known as the Devouring One, he was the eldest and most powerful of the four wind gods.
- Why was Boreas called the Devouring One?
- The Devouring One was the title Boreas held as the eldest and by far the most powerful of the four wind gods. Where his brothers Notos, Euros, and Zephyros remained minor, Boreas held a place of true prominence, leading the Fire Steeds of Helios as an entity rather than as a horse among them.
- How did Kratos use Boreas to find Helios?
- When Helios vanished and the world was swallowed in darkness and the Black Fog of Morpheus, Kratos awakened Boreas. The god then led the Chariot of Helios to where the Sun God was being held captive, deep in the Underworld.
- What relics of Boreas did Kratos claim?
- Kratos claimed the Horn of Boreas at the Shrine of Boreas in the ice caves of the snow mountains, and took up the Hail of Boreas in the Palace of the Fates to open a doorway to the Sisters of Fate. After slaying Skorpius in the Labyrinth, he claimed Boreas' Icestorm and used it to activate the great maze.
- What is the Dredge of Boreas?
- The Dredge of Boreas was a minotaur-like beast that dwelt among the snow mountain peaks. It bore its young, the Boreas Spawns, upon its back.
Sources
- GameGod of War II, Santa Monica Studio, 2007
- GameGod of War: Chains of Olympus, Ready at Dawn, 2008
- GameGod of War III, Santa Monica Studio, 2010
- GameGod of War: Ghost of Sparta, Ready at Dawn, 2010
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