God of War 3 - Deities

God of War 3 is an action based game of epic proportions that takes place within the realm of Greek mythology. Because of this, God of War 3 sees the hero (or anti-hero if you will) come across a number of Olympian deities throughout his journey.

While God of War 3 sees Kratos finishing off the remaining deities in his quest to take revenge on Zeus, the deities themselves were part of the storyline from the very beginning. Here is a list of the major Olympian Gods that you will come across on your journey.

Ares

Ares is the original God of war, the son of both Hera and Zeus. As a deity, he personifies war, slaughter and bloodlust. Ares is one of the primary story movers in the first installment. He first comes into contact with Kratos when the warrior and his army is on the brink of defeat by the barbarian hordes. Unable to face such a defeat, Kratos decides to offers his soul to Ares in return for power to smite his enemies. It is a decision Kratos will regret for the rest of his life. Ares eventually perishes at the end of G.O.W 1, having been bested by his former champion. And with his victory, comes the vacant throne left by Ares for Kratos to assume.

Athena

Athena influenced events greatly in the first two installments of the game. She is portrayed as a kind and caring god that seeks to aid Kratos through his troubles. As a goddess her portfolio includes a slew of domains such as craft, civilization, justice and strategy. She has also been known to aid great heroes that are on journeys that have grave consequences for both the Olympian Gods and humans alike. Thus, she aids Kratos in his task of destroying Ares in the God of War 1. She still has a minor role to play in part two but her screen time seems to have been usurped by the titan Gaia. Athena perishes at the end of part 2.

Zeus

Zeus is the king of all Olympian gods. As such, he has a pivotal role to play in the series. However, his character only manifests itself in the second installment, where he betrayed Kratos at the beginning of the game. Almost slain by the hands of Kratos at the end of part 2, Zeus is our hero's main target in the latest installment.

The journey towards Zeus is long and hard in God of War 3. Along the way, Kratos will encounter the remaining deities including Helios, Hades and Poseidon.

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Ancient Greek Deities

Although they seem to be things of the past, reminders of ancient Greek deities are all around us. When you read the following names, more than a few will look familiar.

Ancient Greek Deities

The Greek Pantheon was a polytheistic system of thought and religion that assumed its Greek deities existed independently and individually. Their roll was to rule diverse aspects of the mortals every day life. Myth and culture is gathered in the Pantheon from where the deities leave toward their corresponding realm.

Due to the Hellenic polytheist beliefs in ancient times, deities formed relationships with each other on a more human scale. Compared to one-deity approaches in many modern religions, Greek deities had a surprising number of human limitations and weaknesses. Contrary to other religions, none of the ancient Greek deities was omniscient or omnipotent, although their power was beyond the mortals' limit.

All Greek deities had the same origin as minor deities ruled by the Titans. They later overthrew the Titans in an epic battle. Some of the most renowned are:

Aether - God of the upper air

Aphrodite - Goddess of love and beauty

Apollo - God of the light, music, prophecy, poetry, and healing

Ares - God of war, primarily violent war and bloodshed

Artemis - Goddess of the moon and the hunt

Athena - Goddess of war, wisdom, strategy

Chaos - Non-gendered deity of the nothingness

Chronos - God of eternal time

Demeter - Goddess of agriculture

Erebus - God of darkness

Eros - God of love

Gaia - Titan Goddess of the Earth

Hades - God of the underworld, the death and the earth wealth, his realm receives his name.

Hemera - Goddess of daylight

Hephaestus - God of fire and the forge

Hera - Goddess of marriage and the family, sister and wife of Zeus

Hermes - God of commerce, travel, and thieves. Messenger of the gods

Hestia - Goddess of the hearth and domestic life that gave her place in the Mount Olympus to Dionysus

Nyx - Goddess of night

Pontus - Titan God of the sea

Poseidon - God of the sea

Tartarus - Titan God of the depths of the underworld

Uranus - Titan God of the heavens

Zeus - King of the Gods and God of thunder and lightning

As you can see, the long list of Greek deities is rather amazing when compared to one-deity religions such as Christianity and Islam. Regardless of the religious connotations, the names of these figures are often found in modern civilization although Roman translations are often used. For instance, Ares has been translated in Roman to Mars, the God of War and name of the 4th planet from our sun.

Greek deities represent a unique view of religion held by ancient Greeks. If the opportunity presents itself, you should read the Greek classics to gain an understanding of the rather emotional actions of the deities.

Richard Monk is with FactsMonk.com - a site with facts about everything.