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She was decapitated by Kratos in God of War (2005) at the directive of Aphrodite; Kratos took her head as a weapon to turn enemies to stone. [56] [60] Euryale – A Gorgon and former servant of the Sisters of Fate in God of War II. [14] Euryale sought revenge against Kratos for killing her sister Medusa, but was killed and decapitated.
In Greek mythology, Kratos, also known as Cratus or Cratos, [a] is the divine personification of strength. He is the son of Pallas and Styx. Kratos and his siblings Nike ('Victory'), Bia ('Force'), and Zelus ('Glory') are all the personification of a specific trait. [5] Kratos is first mentioned alongside his siblings in Hesiod's Theogony.
Swayed by Aphrodite's offer, Paris chose her as the most beautiful of the goddesses, earning the wrath of Athena and Hera. Although Helen is sometimes depicted as being forcibly abducted by Paris, most Ancient Greek sources, following Homer , believed that Helen fell in love with the Trojan prince, and went to Troy willingly. [ 51 ]
A fragment by Ibycus describes Aphrodite and Peitho, who is described as tendered eyed (aganoblepharos), nursing Euryalus among rose blossoms. [ 20 ] Nonnus gives her a role within the marriage of Kadmos and Harmonia , as she appears to Kadmos in the form of a mortal slave and covers Kadmos in a mist to lead him unseen through Samothrace to the ...
Aphrodite drops her son, Aeneas, while under attack by Diomedes, who is following Athena's orders. Apollo comes to the rescue of Aeneas and sends the wounded Aphrodite fleeing back to Olympus. Disregarding Athena's advice, Diomedes attacks Apollo three times before he warns him not to match himself against immortals.
In Hesiod's Theogony, Phobos is the son of Ares and Aphrodite, and the sibling of Deimos and Harmonia. [4] He mainly appears in an assistant role to his father and causes disorder in battle. [citation needed] In the Iliad, he accompanied his father into battle along with the goddess Eris (discord) and his brother Deimos (Dread).
[8] [1] [4] [9] [10] According to the Dionysiaca, Aglaea is one of the "dancers of Orchomenus" (i.e. the Charites, per Pindar [7]), along with Pasithea and Peitho, who attend Aphrodite. When Aphrodite jealously attempts to weave better than Athena, the Charites help her do so, with Aglaea passing her the yarn. [11]
Zeus is angry at Eros, who pleads for forgiveness, arguing that he is just a small child.Zeus, however, is not convinced, considering Eros' ancient age. Zeus demands to know why Eros continues to play tricks on him, causing him to transform into various forms: a satyr [note 1], a bull [note 2], gold [note 3], a swan [note 4], and an eagle [note 5], because Eros never makes women reciprocate ...