Athena (God of War) (2024)

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“	Athena: There's nowhere you can hide, Spartan. Put as much distance between you and the truth as you want, it changes nothing. Pretend to be everything you are not... teacher... husband... father... but there is one unavoidable truth you will never escape: You cannot change. You will always be a monster. Kratos: I know. But I am your monster no longer.	„
	~ Athena taunting Kratos.

Athena is a major character in the God of War franchise. She is the deuteragonist of the Greek Era and a minor antagonist in the 2018 video game God of War.

She is the Olympian Greek God of wisdom and war who served as an ally to Kratos during his quest for vengeance against Ares and later on Zeus. Despite starting off as a noble character, she later became more selfish and ambitious in her goals to rule mankind.

She was voiced by Carole Ruggier in God of War, God of War II, and 2018s' God of War. In God of War: Chains of Olympus, God of War: Ghost of Sparta, and God of War III, she was voiced by Erin Torpey.

1 Role as a Villain
- 1.1 Haunting the God of War
2 Gallery
3 Trivia
4 External Links
5 Navigation

Role as a Villain[]

In most of the God of War games, Athena was the least selfish and most noble goddess. In the early games, she would help Kratos on his goals to save fellow Olympian god Helios, and stop her brother Ares. Before the events of the series, Athena saved Kratos' life from Ares' wrath, as they were sent to capture the marked warrior who would bring the end of the Greek pantheon. Athena apologized to Kratos before leaving, as Kratos would later remember this during the events of Ghost of Sparta.

Kratos eventually becomes fed up with the Gods and Athena during Ghost of Sparta, where he learns that his brother is alive. Athena attempted to stop Kratos from entering the place know as the Domain of Death, but failed as he killed Thanoatos, and lost his brother during the battle. In God of War II, she wants to stop Kratos from angering the Gods, and stop him from killing Zeus as revenge.

She returns at the end of the game, being killed by Kratos on accident. Athena reveals to Kratos that Zeus is Olympus, and that he is Kratos father before dying. Despite her warning, Kratos declares that he has no father, and goes back in time to get the aid of the Olympians' ancient enemies, the Titans, and returns back to the present by declaring war against the Olympian God's themselves.

Haunting the God of War[]

In God of War (2018), when Kratos traveled back to his home, Athena appears before him on the boat; the Spartan tells her to get out of his head, and she vanished. As Kratos once again arms himself with the Blades of Chaos, Athena appears again in front of his home door, taunting him for his futile attempts to escape the truth about himself; that he is and always will be a monster. Kratos admits that she is correct, but declares that he is not her monster anymore, walking through her and causing her to disappear again, freeing Kratos of her torment. At this point, Kratos has accepted that he is his own monster, and that he must be better, honest, and trusting towards his son.

Gallery[]

Athena concept art from God Of War II.

Athena in God of War II.

Athena's sacrifice.

Athena in God Of War III.

Athena before pulling the blade of Olympus out of Kratos' stomach.

Athena taunting Kratos while he gets his blades.

Trivia[]

Carole Ruggier also voiced Athena in Age of Mythology.
Since her death, both the God and Goddess of War are dead.
In the series, the color that seems to represent her is green.
- The dark symbolism of the color green is greed, ambition, and jealousy/envy. She was affected by the evil's, becoming greedy and ambitious to rule the world after the destruction of the Greek pantheon. She could have been jealous of Zeus' authority over the world, which would also explain why she wanted Kratos to kill him.
Along with Greed, she may have been infected by the evil of Pride. She continued to support Kratos as a spirit, but after the death of Zeus, Athena reveals her desire to possess the power of Hope; it gradually becomes clear that she, as its original creator, believes herself solely capable of possessing Hope, and wielding it to rule the remnants of Greece. Upon Kratos releasing Hope to the survivors of Greece, she exclaims about how they "won't know what to do with it," thus also indicating a sense of superiority above mortals that she never had in corporeal form.
She, Kratos, and Zeus are the only three Olympian Gods to return for God of War (2018). However, Athena appears as a spirit, as Zeus appears as an illusion.