Perses: the Titan of Destruction
Perses was the Titan of Destruction, a great being of lava and rock who rose with Gaia in the Second Titanomachy. He crushed the sun god Helios against his own chariot before Kratos drove the Blade of Olympus into his eye and cast him from Mount Olympus.
Perses was the Titan of Destruction, a colossal being whose body was wrought of lava and rock and who burned with an affinity for fire. He was among the Titans who answered the call of Gaia and marched upon Mount Olympus in the Second Titanomachy, and he met his end at the hands of Kratos upon the mountain's slopes. (God of War II; God of War III)
The Titan of Destruction#
As the Titan of Destruction, Perses possessed the superhuman strength, endurance, and immortality common to his kind, and his form of lava and rock gave him a particular command of fire. He stood among the great Titans who had warred against the gods in the first Titanomachy. (God of War II; God of War III)
In Hesiod, Perses is a son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia, outstanding among all for his wisdom, and the husband of Asteria. (Theogony)
The Second Titanomachy#
Perses returned to the world when Kratos wound back his own thread of fate to the time of the first Titanomachy and persuaded Gaia and her fellow Titans to journey forward to his own era, where a weakened Zeus had fled to Mount Olympus. With his comrades, Perses began the long climb up the mountain, opening the Second Titanomachy. (God of War II)
During the assault, the sun god Helios cast Perses off Olympus, and the two clashed upon the slopes of Olympia. Helios held the advantage, for the blinding light he radiated kept the Titan at bay, until Kratos turned a ballista against the Sun Chariot and crippled it. Helios was sent flying straight into Perses' open hand, and the Titan crushed the sun god with his own chariot before hurling him far into the city, where Kratos found and slew him. (God of War III)
Death upon Olympus#
Later in the climb, Perses turned upon Kratos himself, attacking the Spartan as he made his way through an Icarus vent on the mountainside. Kratos drove the Blade of Olympus into the Titan's eye and unleashed a burst of electricity that sent Perses tumbling from Olympus to his death. (God of War III)
Frequently asked questions
- Who was Perses in God of War?
- Perses was the Titan of Destruction, a colossal being whose body was made of lava and rock. He was one of the Titans who joined Gaia in marching on Mount Olympus during the Second Titanomachy.
- How did Perses die?
- Perses attacked Kratos while the Spartan was climbing through an Icarus vent on the slopes of Olympus. Kratos drove the Blade of Olympus into the Titan's eye and unleashed a burst of electricity, sending Perses falling from the mountain to his death.
- What did Perses do to Helios?
- Perses battled the sun god Helios on the slopes of Olympia. After Kratos used a ballista to cripple the Sun Chariot, Helios flew into the Titan's hand, and Perses crushed him with the chariot before hurling him into the city below.
Sources
- GameGod of War II, Santa Monica Studio, 2007
- GameGod of War III, Santa Monica Studio, 2010
- BookTheogony, Hesiod, around 700 BC
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