Had God of War's Freya not cast the spell, Baldur likely would have not gone after Kratos and Atreus, and therefore, wouldn’t have been killed at the hands of Kratos. At the end of God of War, Freya was the one responsible for her son’s unnecessary death, and her own selfishness is the reason she couldn’t predict it. Likewise, she also There really is a god in Greek mythology named Kratos. Ironically, though, the video game character Kratos from the God of War series was apparently not intentionally named after the actual mythological deity at all. In fact, the creators of the game God of War actually had no idea that there even was a real deity in Greek mythology named Kratos. This article contains lore based on real-life sources of the Greek mythology as introduced from the God of War Greek era. Chaos (Greek: χάος) is the original Primordial entity who personifies life itself and is the mother/grandmother of the other Primordial deities, one of whom gave birth to the Titans, who in turn birthed the Olympian Gods. In Greek cosmology, Chaos (or Khaos) was the Of course, God of War is no different. However, one particular early plan for Kratos and Atreus' relationship was so different, it would have made the game feel very different and much darker. An early God of War version had a Kratos character that was much more like his early iterations. He was originally very mean to Atreus that one person There is absolutely nothing to prevent Kratos's soul from returning to his body, or to prevent Kratos from healing himself, once his soul has returned. He is a demigod. His mother was a mortal, and Zeus, his father, was a god. He became a god after Ares' death, but became a demigod again in GoW II after loosing his immortality. The God of War franchise doesn't follow the real life timeline. It's unknown If Kratos is indeed older than the Norse gods and by how much. There is the God of War:Lore and Legends which sheds some light on this matter a little bit. Kratos arrived in the Northlands 115 years ago. Unlike his portrayal in the God of War game series, Kratos in Greek mythology is not defined by his anti-god stance or his vendetta against Zeus. Instead, he represents the embodiment of strength that was revered and feared in the ancient Greek pantheon. Within the rich tapestry of Greek mythology, Kratos’ role was not limited to his might alone. The God of War series borrows heavily from mythological Gods, including the God of Thunder, Thor. While most people connotate him with the hero from Marvel Comics, the real Thor was far more brutish and anything but a hero. Using his hammer, Mjölnir, Thor slaughtered countless Frost Giants turning an object of creation into a deadly weapon. Kratos: "To earth's remotest limit we come, to the Skythian land, an untrodden solitude. And now, Hephaistos, yours is the charge to observe the mandates laid upon you by the Father [Zeus] to clamp this miscreant [Prometheus] upon the high craggy rocks in shackles of binding adamant that cannot be broken." God of War is excellent at creating stories that show cycles and the parallel journeys of characters through excellent storylines. In this installment, Baldur is the unhinged person seeking vengeance, while Kratos is more reserved and controlled. RELATED: God Of War: 15 Most Memorable Quotes. This leads to his relationship with his son, Atreus. UiGNEnW.