Yes, Kratos did not kill all the Greek gods; many minor deities and some major ones like Artemis, Apollo, Aphrodite, Dionysus, and Demeter likely survived by avoiding him or being left alone, leading to a power vacuum filled by new gods or the rise of the Roman pantheon, as indicated by survivors mentioning his rampage later.
However, Kratos did not kill all the gods, and there are close to a dozen Olympians that managed to survive Kratos' path of destruction.
Yes, many Greek gods had male lovers, with the norm being bisexuality, though figures like Zeus (with Ganymede), Apollo (with Hyacinthus), Hermes, Dionysus, and the hero Heracles are famous examples, often involved in pederastic relationships or deep bonds that modern interpretation calls homosexual or bisexual. While gods like Ares, Hades, and Hephaestus had fewer or no male lovers, same-sex relationships were common across the pantheon, with Zeus often cited as the prime example of a powerful god with male paramours.
Athena is the number one person that Kratos did not mean to kill, and showed great regret upon doing so. When he met her in the Underworld, he seemed dearly sorry that he had impaled her. Also, she seemed to be the only god he would listen to, save Hephestaus.
Nyx: Goddess of the Night and Daughter of Chaos. In Greek mythology, Nyx, goddess of the night, was one of the oldest deities in the universe, born in the first moments of creation from the yawning abyss of Chaos. Every night Nyx rode across the sky, other deities, even mighty Zeus, were afraid to cross her.
Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. He was disliked by both parents.
1. Zeus or Jupiter. King of the gods is Zeus – or his Roman equivalent, Jupiter – who rules over Mount Olympus and is the god of thunder and lightning, as well as law and order.
With the Power of Hope, he defeated the Soul of Zeus and avenged his grudge. With Pandora's help, Kratos was able to forgive himself, who had lived in the prison of fear.
Characterisation
In the God of War series, Hades, the God of the Underworld, has a longstanding conflict with Kratos. This feud is evident across the franchise, with Kratos killing Hades's Champion, The Barbarian King, and Hades freeing Alrik to retaliate. Kratos also ends the lives of Hades's niece, Athena, and his wife, Persephone.
Apollo: The God of Bisexuality.
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Second, historical sources for Attica indicate that, although most men may have married, homosexual behavior was widespread among all levels of society and was considered no more opprobrious than heterosexual behavior.
When Zeus descended from Mount Olympus, he slaughtered Kratos' Soldiers, and only one lived to return to Sparta. Unfortunately for Kratos, on his journey to change his fate, he mortally wounded and killed the Last Spartan, which left Kratos the last remnant of the great army and Sparta.
The canonical number of Olympian gods was twelve, but besides the (thirteen) principal Olympians listed above, there were many other residents of Olympus, who thus might be considered to be Olympians. Heracles became a resident of Olympus after his apotheosis and married another Olympian resident Hebe.
Erebus was the primordial god of darkness and shadows in Greek mythology. Greek myths also refer to this god as Erebos. The Greeks primarily worshipped the Olympian gods, such as Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon.
According to Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, Ares is Zeus' least favorite divine son. As revealed in Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, Ares is the Amazons' most worshipped Olympian god, since the greatest Amazon warriors were always his demigod daughters.
Typhon attempted to overthrow Zeus for the supremacy of the cosmos. The two fought a cataclysmic battle, which Zeus finally won with the aid of his thunderbolts. Defeated, Typhon was cast into Tartarus, or buried underneath Mount Etna, or in later accounts, the island of Ischia.
Kratos appeared to bear no ill will towards Hephaestus for this betrayal however, as he later told Pandora that Hephaestus had died after doing what any father should do: protecting the life of his child. This is most likely because Kratos would've done the same thing were he in Hephaestus's position.
Yes, while not officially announced, strong evidence like new Santa Monica Studio job listings for God of War veterans indicates God of War 6 is in active development, expected to shift to a new mythology (likely Egypt) after the Norse saga's conclusion in Ragnarök. Development is likely underway, though a release is years away, potentially around 2027-2028, possibly as a PlayStation 6 title.
The survival of the Greek World would later be confirmed by Týr, who explained there were survivors in Greece that eventually rebuilt the world, as they spoke of Kratos' act of ripping Helios' head off.
Apollo, the god of sun and music, is considered the patron of same sex love, as he had many male lovers and was often invoked to bless homosexual unions. He is also called "the champion of male love" by Andrew Callimach.
Ganymede, a beautiful Trojan young man, was aducted by Zeus to serve as his personal cupbearer and lover on mount Olympus among the other gods.