Claws of Hades

Chimera

The Chimera was a great three-natured monster, bearing the heads of a goat and a lion and a serpent for a tail. Loosed as a minion of Olympus, it breathed fire and venom against Kratos in the temples and ruins of Greece.

Cyclops Berserker

The Cyclops Berserker was the largest and fiercest breed of Cyclops, a club-wielding giant often loosed upon the field by the Beast Lords who rode upon its shoulders. Kratos broke many of these brutes across Greece and faced them again in the trials of Valhalla.

God of War III Story and Ending Explained: Plot Summary

The whole story of God of War III in order, from the Titans' climb up Mount Olympus to the death of Zeus. Then the ending in plain terms: why Kratos drove the Blade of Olympus into himself, what Athena wanted, and where that trail of blood leads.

God of War Weapons List: the Name of Every Weapon Kratos Has Used

Kratos has carried two dozen weapons across two lifetimes, from a Spartan spear to a spear built from a ring that copies itself. This list runs through them in the order he got them, Greek era first, then Norse.

Greek Gods

The 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.

Hades: the god whose soul Kratos tore out

Eldest son of Cronos, Hades ruled the Underworld and held life and death in balance. Kratos turned the Claws of Hades on him and ripped his soul out.

Hades' Helm

Hades' Helm, known also as the Helm of Darkness and the Cap of Hades, is the helm of invisibility that the Cyclopes forged for Hades in Greek myth. In the games Hades wears a flaming horned helm, and the hero Perseus turns invisible with a magic helm in his duel against Kratos.

Nemean Cestus

The Nemean Cestus were a pair of great metal gauntlets shaped as snarling lion heads, named for the Nemean Lion that Hercules slew in myth. Kratos tore them from his half-brother in battle and used them to shatter both the demigod and the rare stone called Onyx.

River Styx: the river of hatred beneath Greece

The River Styx was the great river of the Greek Underworld, a barrier that killed the living on contact and carried the souls of the dead toward judgement. Charon ferried across it, the Path of Hades bridged it, and Kratos crossed, fell into and finally swam it more times than any mortal.

The Undead: the dead who would not rest

The Undead were the dead returned to motion, raised by curse, godly power, or magic to serve the masters of the afterlife. In Greece they marched as soulless corpses in the armies of Ares and Hades, while in the Nine Realms the Draugr, Hel-Walkers, and Einherjar overran the living world as Ragnarok drew near.