God of war, released in 2002, is an immensely popular video game that has been a game changer in the virtual world. Being available on almost every platform, this video game has made its presence felt. It is a third person adventure game, with the protagonist being Kratos, who is a warrior and works for the Olympian gods. The game takes its inspiration from Greek Mythology revolving around ancient Greece. Kratos is instructed by goddess Athena to seek vengeance from God of War, Ares, who befooled Kratos into murdering his own wife and child.
While mostly game adaptations are usually loosely based on facts and myths, God of War, sets its roots in Greek mythology and it is in most ways accurate when it comes to the actual Greek mythological …show more content…
Coming to God of War, the game, he is the villain. He is portrayed as an evil sadistic god who takes pleasure in going on a rampage, killing thousands of mortals and torturing other gods. He makes an agreement with Kratos to spare his life in exchange for his soul. Another change to be noted is that although the basic role of Greek gods and mortals remains the same, their actions are in some way modified to make the game more interesting and playable. For example, Furies, which were born from the severed genitals of Uranus (Ouranos), are instead born from the fights of primordials with others. Also Horkos, as in Hesiod’s Theogony, who is the personification of the promises and oaths is shown to be the son of a completely new set of people and goes easy on Kratos oath breaking as opposed to what the original text says. He is also covered with scorching hot embers in which the rule deifiers are put in order to punish them. Pandora’s box as the myth says, opened up and either offered hope for mankind or evil to perish all of it. In the game, Pandora’s box serves a whole another purpose. As Kratos needs all the help he can find to defeat Ares, he uses the box’s power to expand in size, becoming
While mostly game adaptations are usually loosely based on facts and myths, God of War, sets its roots in Greek mythology and it is in most ways accurate when it comes to the actual Greek mythological …show more content…
Coming to God of War, the game, he is the villain. He is portrayed as an evil sadistic god who takes pleasure in going on a rampage, killing thousands of mortals and torturing other gods. He makes an agreement with Kratos to spare his life in exchange for his soul. Another change to be noted is that although the basic role of Greek gods and mortals remains the same, their actions are in some way modified to make the game more interesting and playable. For example, Furies, which were born from the severed genitals of Uranus (Ouranos), are instead born from the fights of primordials with others. Also Horkos, as in Hesiod’s Theogony, who is the personification of the promises and oaths is shown to be the son of a completely new set of people and goes easy on Kratos oath breaking as opposed to what the original text says. He is also covered with scorching hot embers in which the rule deifiers are put in order to punish them. Pandora’s box as the myth says, opened up and either offered hope for mankind or evil to perish all of it. In the game, Pandora’s box serves a whole another purpose. As Kratos needs all the help he can find to defeat Ares, he uses the box’s power to expand in size, becoming