Chapter Materials. Chapter Learning Objectives. Myth and Culture. Representations in Art. Audio Flashcards. Classical Mythology in Art. Comparative Myth Bibliography. Then, after Athena removed the Blade of Olympus from his chest, she vanished, and left Kratos in a puddle of blood.
It was widely assumed that Athena was infected with the evil of Greed, although it was not noticeable until after her death. Athena wasn't heard of in many years and her whereabouts were unknown for a long time. Athena appears silently before Kratos as he travels home to retrieve the Blades of Chaos.
Kratos, still holding a grudge against her, demands that she gets out of his head, and she vanishes. Later, she reappears in the doorway of his house while he dons the Blades. She mocks Kratos for trying to change and declares that he is and will always be a monster.
Kratos agrees, but counters that he is no longer her monster. He then walks through Athena's image, while she disappears. Of all the Gods on Mount Olympus in the God of War series, Athena was arguably the least selfish and was in fact, very noble, as was displayed not only by her deep love for her people and her horror of Ares' siege on Athens, but also her deep concern and love for the rest of humanity; as shown in God of War III , she stated that she intended to "liberate" mankind with the power of Hope.
She also was seen loving her family - particularly her father, Zeus, deeply, and even sacrificed her own life to save him, although it is possible that she only did so to save the world, as the death of Zeus would have meant the death of Olympus, and thus the destruction of the entire world. Athena even cared greatly for Kratos: she elevated him as a God, shielded him from Olympus' wrath, guided him on his quest, and remained his closest ally in all of the games. That was possibly due to her knowledge that Kratos was her brother.
For some reason, she desired the death of Zeus and motivated Kratos's quest for vengeance. It was possible that she was affected by the evil, Greed, when Kratos opened Pandora's Box, which changed her motives to personal gain. However, she did not show any of that evil in God Of War II while she was alive, indicating she was resisting it with all she had until her death.
She also claimed to have had a message for humanity. It was unknown what she ultimately had in mind, but it seemed that she wished the destruction of the Olympians so that she could rebuild the world and rule mankind as its sole all-powerful God.
Furthermore, according to Erin Torpey, Athena's voice actress for God of War III , she considered Athena as "Trying to do some good to the world, but ultimately wants to take it over," which further lent to the possibility that she was not as benevolent as she presented herself to be.
In God of War , Athena while appearing in front of Kratos as an illusion retained her greed and anger towards Kratos continuously goading him about his terrible past. Kratos at this point however now resented her and was unfazed at her illusion and coldly told her he may be a monster but he was no longer her monster.
As the Goddess of War and Wisdom, Athena was one of the most powerful gods on Olympus; with a large variety of abilities, she was just as powerful if not more powerful as Ares, her rival.
Athena was very devoted to protecting Olympus and her father, Zeus. She was favored by Zeus among the rest of his children, which ignited the jealousy of her brother, Ares. Athena even went as far to protect Zeus from being killed by Kratos, though whether she did that to protect the world or out of genuine love for her father was unknown. Athena died by taking the strike meant for Zeus and the King of the Gods took that opportunity to flee while he showed no emotion for his beloved daughter despite favoring her, but it could be that he had already been corrupted by the evils of Pandora's Box by that point, and his fear of Kratos may have overshadowed any grief for his daughter, however he did show some remorse for her death later on in the series.
After her death, Zeus tensely remarked on how she died because of Kratos' revenge. It was shown that something changed Athena. She claimed to see things where she didn't see before and believed that Mankind would suffer as long as Zeus lived. During the duration of the game, she did everything to help Kratos kill Zeus. Athena never revealed herself to her father, possibly so he would not attempt to stop her or inform Kratos of her questionable intentions.
Athena always was the most caring God to Kratos. That stemmed from their first meeting during the Raid on Sparta. Kratos tried to revolt, but was beaten down by Ares. It was Athena who stopped Ares that day from killing Kratos. She saved the life of her brother and showed regret for what she and Ares had to do. In his 10 years of servitude to the Gods, it was mostly Athena who told Kratos which task was asked of him. During Kratos' journey to the Sisters of Fate, she communicated with him and tried to stop him, but her warnings were ignored by him.
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Previous Article Why did Athena challenge Arachne to a weaving contest? Next Article What do u do after school? There does seem to be an interesting dualism between the idea of Fate and the gods. We mentioned at the beginning of the year how Fate is kind of the first and last word on the course of the universe, and not even the gods are above it; but now we see plenty of examples of gods altering circumstances to fit their own desires.
So is Fate a more fluid concept than it appears, or are the gods themselves being controlled by their Fates to have these desires? Or maybe the bards telling these stories just needed an excuse for convenient plot twists.
But beyond helping Odysseus she put all of her effort into getting him home. Why would she have put SUCH care into this? Maybe helping Odysseus was simply entertaining for her? As we all know, divine intervention is an everyday occurrence in the Odyssey.
The event has parallels in the Bible, such as when God hardens the heart of the Pharoah in Exodus to seal the destruction of the Egyptians. It is as if a mental wall is erected that prevents either man from making any decision other than that which the gods or God willed.
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