![]() She taunted Kratos over the fact that he could do nothing to save his daughter. She would be at peace and be free from her miserable existence. Persephone no longer wanted to live because of the fact that she married a man she did not love, lived a life she did not choose, and that she was betrayed by the very Gods who called her their own. Only then would he be granted passage into the Elysium Fields as well.Īs he finally reunited with his daughter, Kratos realized he had been tricked by Persephone when she revealed her plot to destroy the world. Persephone explained to Kratos that if he were to see his daughter, who fled to the Elysium Fields, he would need to prove himself worthy by giving up his power and weapons. While chasing his deceased daughter, Calliope, in the Underworld, Kratos, the gods' servant, was met by Persephone and demanded to see his daughter. This would be achieved by putting the Gods to sleep by Morpheus’ power and freeing Atlas, allowing him to capture Helios, the God of the Sun, and destroy the Pillar of the World which held the Earth and Olympus in place. She had become bitter from caring over the fallen as well as her forced marriage with Hades and allied herself with the Dream God Morpheus and the mighty Titan Atlas, in hopes of destroying the world along with herself. Persephone was the Queen of the Underworld and was the one responsible for orchestrating the events throughout the game. In the God of War Series God of War: Chains of Olympus Persephone and Hades never had an “affair” in Ancient Greek mythology. Indeed, the Elysian Mysteries (Persephone’s main cult) believed that Hades and Persephone had a faithful and a loving marriage with each other. Nonetheless, there was no notable bad-blood between Hades and Persephone In Ancient Greek mythology. ![]() ![]() However, this never occurred in Ancient Greek mythology. Some stories claim that Persephone never loved Hades, but a more popular story states that Persephone ended up falling for Hades and in one story, Proserpina (Persephone) turned the nymph Minthe into a plant out of jealousy and anger for the poor nymph that tried to seduce Pluto (Hades). Demeter searched everywhere for her daughter for nine days, until she was informed by Helios of what happened. Despite Helios's attempts to reassure the goddess that her daughter's marriage was honorable, the seasons changed because of Demeter’s depression, and mortals began to starve because their crops were dying. Cries from the mortals' hunger forced the gods who heard their anguish to confront Zeus and Demeter. With Demeter telling them she would not give life to the crops and vegetation unless her daughter was returned, Zeus asked Hades to return Persephone, sending Hermes to retrieve her. Before doing so, however, Hades either tricked/forced Persephone into eating three pomegranate seeds or Persephone ate them herself, which seasons are based on Demeter's mood during each time of the seasons. Demeter begins to mourn that her daughter is going to Hades which creates Autumn, she griefs which creates winter, she is happy to have her daughter back which creates spring and finally she enjoys her daughter on earth which creates summer. ![]() She was an innocent goddess who was abducted by Hades while she picked flowers in a field with Nymphs, at the behest of Zeus who advised and helped Hades kidnap Persephone. She was usually portrayed robed, carrying a sheaf of grain and smiling with the " archaic smile" of the Kore of Antenor. She was the daughter of both Zeus and Demeter, and quite favored by her mother. On top of the award-winning God of War gameplay, new combat and puzzle mechanics have been added.In Greek mythology, Persephone (Περσεφόνη), was the goddess of spring and was also the Queen of the Underworld. With an epic new single-player tale, you can follow Kratos’ struggle for freedom from the beginning. Earn the Favor of Zeus, Ares, Poseidon, or Hades to unlock customization options for your multiplayer Gladiator. With 8-player objective-based warfare, you may experience the epic God of War combat online. He’ll be put to the test as he seeks freedom, atonement for his sins, and the clarity to revenge his family. Kratos swore to avenge them, breaking the blood pledge that bound him to Ares, but oaths to Olympus are not simply broken… Kratos battles insanity at the hands of the Furies after being sentenced to an eternity chained within a prison for the living damned. Six months had gone since Kratos stood over the bodies of his wife and child, his hands stained with their blood, having been duped by Ares into murdering the only people he ever loved. Vengeance is forged in the ashes of betrayal in this prequel to the best-selling God of War trilogy.
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