Persephone: the queen who wanted it over

Atlas: the Titan who holds up the world

Four-armed general of the Titans and the strongest of them. Kratos condemned him to carry the world on the Pillar of the World, then took his help.

Bow of Apollo

The Bow of Apollo was a fire-imbued bow named for the sun god Apollo. Kratos took it from Peirithous, the doomed lover of Persephone, who was imprisoned in the Underworld within a cage of brambles.

Calliope

Calliope was the beloved daughter of Kratos and Lysandra, a gentle and innocent child of Sparta. Killed by her father during a frenzy contrived by Ares, she found rest in the Elysium Fields, only for Kratos to be forced to abandon her there to save the world.

Charon

Charon 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.

Demeter

Demeter 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.

Gauntlet of Zeus

The Gauntlet of Zeus was a colossal gauntlet forged by Hephaestus and used by Zeus to chain the Titans in the depths of Tartarus. Recovered by Kratos from the Temple of Zeus, it became the weapon with which he slew Persephone.

God of War Characters: Every Major Character, Greek and Norse

Every major God of War character in one place, from Kratos and the Olympians of the Greek games to Atreus, Freya, Odin and the Aesir of the Norse saga. Each entry says who they are, what they do in the story and how it ends for them.

God of War Story Explained: the Whole Saga from Sparta to Ragnarök

The full God of War story in order, one main game at a time. Kratos serves Ares, kills him, destroys Olympus, starts again in the Norse lands and finally ends Odin, with the Valhalla epilogue as the last word.

God of War Timeline: every major event from the Primordials to Valhalla

The full in-universe chronology of God of War, from the war of the Primordials and the fall of the Titans to Kratos's life in Sparta, his war on Olympus, and the end of the Aesir at Ragnarök. The games give almost no calendar years, so events are ordered by story sequence and grouped into eras, with notes wherever the games' own placement is vague.

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.

God of War: Chains of Olympus Story Explained

The plot of Chains of Olympus in order, from the Persian attack on Attica to Kratos holding his daughter in Elysium and letting her go. Then the ending explained: what Persephone wanted, why Atlas holds up the world, and where it leaves Kratos.

Gorgon

The Gorgons were a serpentine race of female monsters whose gaze turned the living to stone. Ruled by three matriarchs, Medusa, Euryale, and Stheno, they marched in the army of Ares and were hunted across Greece by Kratos, who claimed their severed heads as weapons.