Kratos

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Kratos is a figure from Greek mythology who personifies strength and authority, often depicted as an enforcer of Zeus’s will.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kratos canonical 14

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deity
mythological figure
personification
appearsIn Prometheus Bound
surface form: Aeschylus’s Prometheus Bound

Hesiod's Theogony
surface form: Hesiod’s Theogony
associatedWith Zeus
culture Greek
domain compulsion
force
power
gender male
groupMembership allies of Zeus in the Titanomachy
children of Styx
influenced later philosophical discussions of power in Greek thought
languageOfName Ancient Greek
literaryFunction embodiment of state or divine violence
loyalty Zeus
meaningOfName might
power
mythology Greek mythology
notableAction binding Prometheus in Prometheus Bound
opposedConcept freedom
rebellion against Zeus
parent Pallas
Styx
personifies authority
strength
portrayedAs harsh enforcer
unyielding servant of Zeus
relatedConcept kratos (Greek term for power or rule)
role enforcer of Zeus’s will
serves Zeus
siblings Bia
Nike
Zelos
surface form: Zelus
symbolism coercive power
divine authority
typeOfDeity daimon
worshipStatus not widely worshipped as a major Olympian god

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nike (Greek goddess of victory) sibling Kratos
subject surface form: Nike
Nike sibling Kratos
Bia sibling Kratos
Bia appearsWith Kratos
Styx child Kratos
Pallas offspring Kratos
Pallas parentOf Kratos
Zelos relatedTo Kratos
Zelos siblingOf Kratos
Νίκη sibling Kratos
God of War mainCharacter Kratos