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Gods

67 entries tagged Gods. Every entry is sourced from the God of War games, their in-game lore, or the official reference material.

The AesirThe Aesir were one of the two tribes of Norse gods, natives of Asgard known for their war-like nature and their hunger for knowledge. Descended from the slain primordial Ymir and ruled by Odin, they claimed dominion over all creation, waging genocide upon the Jotnar and war upon the Vanir before their fall in Ragnarok.
AmphitriteAmphitrite was the Olympian goddess of the sea and the wife of Poseidon. A chamber and a great statue were dedicated to her deep within Pandora's Temple.
AphroditeAphrodite was the Olympian Goddess of Love and Beauty, wife of the smith Hephaestus and one of the few deities to favor Kratos. She aided the Ghost of Sparta in Athens and remained in her chamber through the fall of Olympus.
ApolloApollo was the Olympian God of Light, Music, the Sun, and Archery, the son of Zeus and twin of Artemis. Though he never appeared in person during the fall of Greece, his Flame guided Kratos to the Tree of Life, his Bow passed through the Underworld, and his colossal statue on Delos was raised once more by the Spartan's hand.
AresAres was the first Olympian God of War, the eldest son of Zeus and Hera and the most hated god on Olympus. Coveting his father's throne, he tricked Kratos into killing his own family to forge the perfect weapon, and so set in motion the fall of the Gods before dying at that same Spartan's hand.
ArtemisArtemis was the Olympian Goddess of the Hunt, daughter of Zeus and twin sister of Apollo. When Ares besieged Athens, she turned the beasts of the wild against his armies, and later gave Kratos the Blade of Artemis, a weapon she had wielded against the Titans, to aid him in the conquest of Pandora's Temple.
AthenaAthena was the Olympian Goddess of Wisdom, patron of Athens and chief ally of Kratos through his quests against Ares. She sacrificed herself to save Zeus, ascended beyond the Gods, and in the end turned against the very Spartan she had guided when she sought the power of Hope for herself.
AtlasAtlas was the four-armed General of the Titans, strongest of his kind, who hurled mountains in the great war. Condemned by Kratos to bear the world atop the Pillar of the World, he later aided the same Spartan against Zeus.
AtroposAtropos was the eldest and cruelest Sister of Fate, the cutter who ended every life with her razor claws. She dragged Kratos into his own past to undo him, but the Spartan turned her sisters against one another and sealed her within a shattered mirror.
BaldurBaldur was the Norse God of Light, made invulnerable by his mother Freya and driven mad by a curse that robbed him of all sensation. Sent by Odin to hunt a giant, he crossed paths with Kratos instead, and his death at the foot of Thamur's corpse set Fimbulwinter and Ragnarok in motion.
BoreasBoreas 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.
BragiBragi was the Norse god of poetry and music, husband of Idunn and a member of the Aesir. Though he never appeared in person, he was named among the gods who witnessed the First Great War.
CharonCharon was the ferryman who carried the souls of the dead across the River Styx, a servant of Hades and Persephone. When Kratos came to his docks still living, Charon refused him passage and cast him into Tartarus before the Spartan returned to kill him.
ClothoClotho was the youngest of the three Sisters of Fate, the spinner who began each life and decided who would be born. Dwelling in the Loom Chamber of the Palace of the Fates, she warned Kratos against tampering with destiny, and when he defied her she became the only sister he killed in the flesh.
CronosCronos was the Titan of Time and Harvest, last and mightiest of the Titans born to Gaia and Ouranos. He overthrew his own father, was overthrown by his son Zeus, and was condemned to bear Pandora's Temple before dying at the hands of Kratos.
DemeterDemeter was the Olympian Goddess of the Harvest and Agriculture, a sister of Zeus and mother of Persephone. She held dominion over plants and grain, and her grief at the abduction of her daughter by Hades brought barren winter upon the earth.
Dionysus: the Olympian god of wineDionysus was the Olympian god of wine, fertility, festivity, and revelry. Known for his lack of fidelity, he stole the love of Ariadne from the hero Theseus and set in motion the chain of grief that bound Theseus to the service of the Sisters of Fate.
EosEos was the goddess of the dawn, sister of Helios and daughter of the Titan Hyperion. When her brother vanished and the world fell to endless sleep, she sent Kratos to find him, her own powers fading with the missing sun.
ErinysErinys was the goddess of vengeance and death, daughter and messenger of Thanatos. She hunted Kratos across Greece after the fall of Atlantis, killing Spartans as a warning, until he slew her in the Mounts of Aroania.
ForsetiForseti was the Norse god of justice and reconciliation, son of Baldur and a member of the Aesir royal family. Paranoid and watchful, he uncovered the truth of Heimdall's death and set the Valkyries after Atreus.
FreyaFreya was the Vanir goddess of love, war, and magic who married Odin to end the Aesir-Vanir War and was cursed to remain in Midgard. Once the Witch of the Woods, she aided Kratos and Atreus, swore vengeance after the death of her son Baldur, and at last turned her wrath on Odin himself.
FreyrFreyr was the Vanir god of fertility and prosperity, twin brother of Freya, and leader of the Vanir resistance against Odin. He gave his life blocking the fire giant Ragnarok long enough for his allies to escape Asgard.
GaiaGaia was the Primordial Goddess of the Earth, mother of the Titans and grandmother of the Olympians. She raised the infant Zeus, mourned the fall of her children, and bound her fate to Kratos in a war of vengeance that ended with both betrayed.
GnaGna was the Vanir goddess of swift travel and Freya's former handmaiden, who pledged herself to Odin and rose to become the final Queen of the Valkyries. Loyal to Asgard until death, she fell at last to Freya's blade in Muspelheim.
Greek GodsThe Greek Gods were the pantheon that ruled over Greece across three generations, the Primordials, the Titans, and the Olympians. Once the masters of mortals, monsters, and the natural world, they were brought to near extinction by Kratos in his war of vengeance against Olympus.
HadesHades was the Olympian God of the Dead and ruler of the Underworld, the eldest son of Cronos and brother of Zeus and Poseidon. He kept the balance of life and death over the Greek world until Kratos turned his own Claws against him and tore out his soul, loosing chaos upon the realm of the dead.
HeimdallHeimdall was the Norse God of Foresight, the all-seeing watchman of Asgard and bearer of the Gjallarhorn destined to sound at Ragnarok. His unmatched intuition made him untouchable until his arrogance led him to a brutal death at the hands of Kratos.
Hel: Goddess of the Dishonored DeadHel was the foretold daughter of Loki and Angrboda, prophesied to become the goddess of death and ruler of Helheim. In the age of Kratos she remained unborn, though the giants had long recorded her destiny among the children of Loki who were fated to shape the end of the Aesir.
HeliosHelios was the God of the Sun and Guardian of Oaths, second only to the greatest Olympians in might. Once saved by Kratos from the Titan Atlas, he later fell to the same Spartan, who tore off his head and used it as a lantern through Olympus.
HephaestusHephaestus was the Craftsman of Olympus, the smith who forged Pandora's Box, the Blades of Chaos, and the Gauntlet of Zeus. Cast down to the Underworld and stripped of his standing, he died protecting his daughter Pandora from Kratos.
HeraHera was the Olympian Goddess of Marriage and Queen of the Gods, the sister and wife of Zeus and mother of Ares. Embittered by her husband's affairs and her withering garden, she set Hercules against Kratos before the Spartan snapped her neck and the world's flora died with her.
HermesHermes was the Olympian God of Travelers and Messengers, son of Zeus and famed for his unmatched speed. Arrogant and swift, he taunted Kratos through a long chase across Olympus before the Spartan cornered him and severed his legs to claim his winged boots.
HestiaHestia was the Olympian Goddess of the Hearth, Fire, and Family, the firstborn child of Cronos and Rhea. A virgin goddess who tended the royal hearth of Olympus, she did not appear during the fall of Greece, but voiced her contempt for the destruction Kratos and his Spartan armies brought upon the worshipers of the gods.
Hildisvíni: the Vanir archer and Freya's advisorHildisvíni was a Vanir god, master archer, and counselor to Freya. Exiled to Midgard and trapped in the form of a boar, he was later restored to his true shape and helped lead the war against Asgard.
HildisviniHildisvini was a Vanir god, master archer, and advisor to Freya. Exiled to Midgard in the form of a boar, he was first encountered as Freya's wounded companion before later returning to his human shape to join the resistance against Odin.
Hodr: the Blind GodHodr was an Aesir god of Asgard, the blind deity of darkness and winter. Born in Gladsheim and loyal to Odin, he was remembered in the lost pages of Norse myth as one of the gods who witnessed the great war between the Aesir and the Vanir.
HyperionHyperion was the Titan of the Sun and Light, eldest and wisest of the sons of Ouranos, who first bore the Power of the Sun before his son Helios. He fell with his kind in the great war, and the gates that bear his name still cross the world.
IapetusIapetus was a Titan of the first generation, son of Ouranos and Gaia, and the father of Atlas, Prometheus and Epimetheus. He fought against Zeus in the war of the Titans and was cast into Tartarus when the Olympians prevailed.
LahkesisLahkesis was the middle Sister of Fate, the measurer who determined the length and course of every life. Loyal to Zeus, she barred Kratos from the Loom of Fate and fought him alongside her sister Atropos before being trapped within a shattered mirror.
MagniMagni was the eldest son of Thor and the favored grandson of Odin, a towering warrior who joined his uncle Baldur in hunting Kratos and Atreus across Midgard. His confidence proved his undoing when Kratos killed him at the foot of Thamur's corpse.
MnemosyneMnemosyne was the Titaness of Memory and Remembrance, a daughter of Gaia and Ouranos who defected to the Olympians in the Great War. She became the lover of Zeus and bore him the nine Muses, but for opposing his cruelty she was at last cast down into Tartarus.
ModiModi was the younger son of Thor, a demigod who lived in the shadow of his favored brother Magni. After Magni's death he was beaten by his own father and broken in body and spirit, meeting his end at the hands of a vengeful Atreus.
MorpheusMorpheus was the Greek primordial God of Dreams, an Agent of Night who ruled the Realm of Dreams. When Helios was torn from the sky, he seized his chance to cast the gods and mortals into slumber and wrap the world in black fog, retreating only when Kratos returned the sun to the heavens.
Nemesis: the goddess of retributionNemesis was the Greek goddess of retribution and revenge, who enacted punishment upon those who fell to hubris before the gods. Though she never appeared, the weapon called the Nemesis Whip was named for her and forged as an instrument of vengeance against Zeus.
NikeNike was the Olympian goddess of victory, daughter of the Titan Pallas and the water goddess Styx. Though she never crossed Kratos' path in the flesh, her likeness was honored across Greece in statues, carvings, and murals raised to celebrate triumph in war.
Njörd: Vanir god of the sea and king of VanaheimNjörd was the Vanir god of the sea and the ruler of Vanaheim, father of Freyr and Freya and grandfather of Baldur. He fought in the Aesir-Vanir War, losing his wife Nerthus to the sons of Thor and his daughter Freya to a marriage with Odin.
The Nornir: the Norse goddesses of fateThe Nornir were the three Norse goddesses of fate, Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld, who dwelt at the hidden Well of Urd. The Norse counterparts of the Greek Sisters of Fate, they offered cryptic wisdom to those who reached them and insisted that no such thing as destiny truly existed.
NyxNyx was the Primordial of Night, one of the first beings born from Chaos and the sister-consort of Erebus. From the darkness she brought forth a host of lesser primordial gods and helped fashion the Island of Creation, drawing her cloak of night across the Greek heavens before withdrawing to her own world of eternal gloom.
OceanusOceanus was the elder Titan who ruled the infinite waters of the young cosmos before Poseidon usurped his domain. Defeated in the Great War yet never imprisoned in Tartarus, he rose again during the siege of Olympus only to be cast down by Hades.
OdinOdin was the King of the Aesir and ruler of the Nine Realms, the All-Father who slew the first giant Ymir to found Asgard. Obsessed with knowledge and terrified of his own prophesied death, he waged war across the realms and orchestrated the events that brought Ragnarok to his doorstep.
OlympiansThe Olympians were the third and final generation of gods to rule over Greece, led by Zeus after they overthrew the Titans in the Titanomachy. First the allies of Kratos and then his enemies, they were slain almost to the last across his years of vengeance, their fall bringing ruin upon all of Greece.
OuranosOuranos was the primordial god of the sky and the first true ruler of all creation, who shaped the heavens and fathered the Titans with Gaia. His tyranny and his banishment of his monstrous children led his son Cronos to castrate and overthrow him.
PersephonePersephone was the Goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld, embittered by a marriage she never wanted. She conspired to destroy the world and herself with it, freeing Atlas to shatter the Pillar of the World before Kratos struck her down.
PoseidonPoseidon was the Olympian God of the Seas and the brother of Zeus and Hades, his power second only to the King of Olympus. He helped subdue the Titans in the Great War and stood among the defenders of Olympus, until Kratos gouged out his eyes and broke his neck, drowning Greece beneath his death.
PrometheusPrometheus was the Titan of forethought and the creator of mankind, who defected to the Olympians in the Great War. When Zeus withheld fire from mortals, Prometheus stole it and was condemned to have his liver devoured each day until Kratos granted him death.
RheaRhea was a Titaness, the wife of Cronos and the mother of the first six Olympian gods. When her husband devoured their children one by one, she hid her sixth child away and gave Cronos a stone in his place, setting in motion the war that would end the reign of the Titans.
SifSif was the Aesir goddess of wheat, earth, harvest, and family, the second wife of Thor and mother of Thrud. Grief for her dead sons turned her against Odin, and she survived Ragnarok to become the new leader of the Aesir.
The Sisters of FateThe Sisters of Fate were three Primordial sisters who held absolute power over time and the destiny of every mortal, god, and Titan. Loyal to Zeus, they stood between Kratos and the Loom of Fate, until he slew them and seized the power to change his own past.
ThanatosThanatos was the primordial God of Death, an entity older than the Olympians who ruled the Domain of Death and imprisoned Deimos for years. When Kratos came to free his brother, Thanatos killed Deimos before the Spartan destroyed the God of Death.
ThorThor was the Norse God of Thunder and the mightiest of Odin's sons, wielder of the hammer Mjolnir and the All-Father's chief enforcer. Raised to hate giants and broken to obedience, he carried out the genocide of the Jotnar before turning at last against his father, a defiance that cost him his life.
ThothThoth was the Egyptian god of the Moon, wisdom, writing, and judgment, and the eldest son of Ra. During Kratos' wandering through the deserts of Egypt, Thoth pursued the Ghost of Sparta in many forms, insisting that no man or god could outrun his destiny.
ThrudThrud was the daughter of Thor and Sif, a headstrong young goddess who dreamed of becoming a Valkyrie. After her father's death in Ragnarok, she claimed his hammer Mjolnir and the mantle of Goddess of Thunder.
TitansThe Titans were the second generation of Greek deities, born to Gaia and Ouranos on the Island of Creation. They ruled the cosmos through the Golden Age until Zeus and the Olympians cast them down into Tartarus, and ages later they rose one final time at the side of Kratos.
TyphonTyphon was the storm Titan, youngest child of Gaia and fathered by the abyss Tartarus. After his Giant brothers fell to Zeus, he challenged the King of the Gods and was sealed within a frozen mountain, where Kratos later blinded him to claim his power.
TyrTyr was the Aesir God of War who set aside conflict for peace, brokering between the giants and the gods until Odin imprisoned him and stole his name. Freed after the fall of Asgard, he guided Kratos through the trials of Valhalla to confront his past and take up the office of God of War.
The Vanir: the gods of nature and magicThe Vanir were one of the two tribes of Norse gods, natives of Vanaheim known for their bond with nature and their mastery of the magic called Seidr. Equal in the long war against the Aesir, they outlasted their rivals and gave the survivors refuge after Ragnarok.
ZeusZeus was the King of Olympus and ruler of the Greek Pantheon, the youngest son of Cronos who freed his siblings, ended the Great War, and claimed the heavens. Father of Kratos, he became the great antagonist of the Greek age and fell at last to the very son he had tried to destroy.